No more PSX memory cards?!?

FrostyTheSnowman · May 26th, 2006

Wow, PSX is practically dead. I just called about 15 local game stores here in Utah, including about 10 GameStops, and it is impossible to find a PSX memory card locally here. I was stunned. I ended up having to order a 3rd party memory card online for $10 including shipping. I never thought I would see the day when I couldn't buy a PSX memory card locally...

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**hushypushy** · May 26th, 2006

that sucks, almost all of the local gamestops around here still sell PSX games and accessories. they're used, of course, but it's still there.

FrostyTheSnowman · May 26th, 2006

Yeah, I called pretty much everywhere. Even walmart. It's basically impossible to find them here in Utah...

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**hushypushy** · May 26th, 2006

well, i guess you have to resort to ebay then. it's a sad situation, it had to happen someday. i remember when all the NES, then SNES games went out of the local shops. what a bummer.

industrian · May 27th, 2006

I remember the days where you could walk into Electronics Boutique (before they ditched that name and just used Game) and you could get like 10 third-party memory cards for £5. I used to have a crapload of them, now I can't find any.

I've started to notice that second hand stores are running out of PSX games as well. Not because I'm buying them all, but everywhere I go it's like "Buy 10 games for £5."

Looks like that old gray bastard is finally going out. At least we'll always have eBay.

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Sklasko · May 27th, 2006

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Originally Posted by hushypushy

well, i guess you have to resort to ebay then. it's a sad situation, it had to happen someday. i remember when all the NES, then SNES games went out of the local shops. what a bummer.

That reminds me, there is a Rose's store in my area (Don't know if you've ever heard of it, it's like a really poor Wal-Mart). Anyway, they sold brand new sealed NES, SNES, and Genesis games (I guess still leftover from when they were new) until like 2001 then they got rid of all their stock I believe. None of the idiots in my area saw the value in buying these old games sealed. But the sad thing was they sold them at about $40-50 each so I never really got the gumption to buy any of them.

FrostyTheSnowman · May 27th, 2006

Well, I guess the main reason why I was so surprised I couldn't find one was because with the PS2 being backwards compatible and all, I assumed they would be around for quite a while. I mean, PS2 basically started the whole 'Backwards Compatibility' era, so I figured it wouldn't die for a while.

P.S. By the way, I do know the Atari 5200 was backwards compatible too, just so all you hardcore gamers know. But This is the first 'Backwards Compatibility' since then, roughly 15 years or more later.

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solidus6000 · June 14th, 2006

the ps1 officially "died" a few months ago. or was it last month? ack, i dont remember. it was in ops2.

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May 26th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
FrostyTheSnowman XBOX Modder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 659	No more PSX memory cards?!? Wow, PSX is practically dead. I just called about 15 local game stores here in Utah, including about 10 GameStops, and it is impossible to find a PSX memory card locally here. I was stunned. I ended up having to order a 3rd party memory card online for $10 including shipping. I never thought I would see the day when I couldn't buy a PSX memory card locally... __________________ Full VGA Support For Modchips! (VGA Patcher v0.6-v0.8 Development Thread) FrostyTheSnowman's VGA Patcher v0.8 & Evox M8+ VGA Patcher Frosty's v1.0 5101 Retail BIOS FrostyTheSnowman's XBOX Gallery (Pictures of my XBOXes)

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May 26th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	that sucks, almost all of the local gamestops around here still sell PSX games and accessories. they're used, of course, but it's still there.

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FrostyTheSnowman XBOX Modder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 659	Yeah, I called pretty much everywhere. Even walmart. It's basically impossible to find them here in Utah... __________________ Full VGA Support For Modchips! (VGA Patcher v0.6-v0.8 Development Thread) FrostyTheSnowman's VGA Patcher v0.8 & Evox M8+ VGA Patcher Frosty's v1.0 5101 Retail BIOS FrostyTheSnowman's XBOX Gallery (Pictures of my XBOXes)

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hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	well, i guess you have to resort to ebay then. it's a sad situation, it had to happen someday. i remember when all the NES, then SNES games went out of the local shops. what a bummer.

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industrian Suicide is Painless Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ~ Posts: 4,260	I remember the days where you could walk into Electronics Boutique (before they ditched that name and just used Game) and you could get like 10 third-party memory cards for £5. I used to have a crapload of them, now I can't find any. I've started to notice that second hand stores are running out of PSX games as well. Not because I'm buying them all, but everywhere I go it's like "Buy 10 games for £5." Looks like that old gray bastard is finally going out. At least we'll always have eBay. Last edited by industrian; May 27th, 2006 at 13:52..

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FrostyTheSnowman XBOX Modder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 659	Well, I guess the main reason why I was so surprised I couldn't find one was because with the PS2 being backwards compatible and all, I assumed they would be around for quite a while. I mean, PS2 basically started the whole 'Backwards Compatibility' era, so I figured it wouldn't die for a while. P.S. By the way, I do know the Atari 5200 was backwards compatible too, just so all you hardcore gamers know. But This is the first 'Backwards Compatibility' since then, roughly 15 years or more later. __________________ Full VGA Support For Modchips! (VGA Patcher v0.6-v0.8 Development Thread) FrostyTheSnowman's VGA Patcher v0.8 & Evox M8+ VGA Patcher Frosty's v1.0 5101 Retail BIOS FrostyTheSnowman's XBOX Gallery (Pictures of my XBOXes)

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solidus6000 solidus6000 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: england Posts: 27	the ps1 officially "died" a few months ago. or was it last month? ack, i dont remember. it was in ops2. __________________ tHe MuPpEt MaN