Why Doesn't Parasite Eve 2 (NTSC) Start?

SkyeHack · March 2nd, 2003

When I try to play Parasite Eve 2 (NTSC) all I get is the intro screen and then just a black screen. The same happens on Disk 2. What's going on? I searched the forums for an answer but no one has figured ut how to fix it. There is no NTSC .ppf patch version for this game. Can anyone help please? It seems to look like its working in the dos screen but it doesn't. Thanks!

SkyeHack · March 2nd, 2003

I tried making an ISO with WinISO but this is what happened. My friend let me borrow his back-up of his orginal Parasite Eve 2 game for a week and I don't know if the original had scratches or not cause I can't play it on a CD and I can't make an ISO. I also tried ISOBuster but it forze on me. Can someone help please? Thanks!

SkyeHack · March 3rd, 2003

Ok, today at school my friend gave me the original game to borrow and the same thing happens. There aren't any major scratches on the CDs and when I tried to make an ISO the same thing also happens. Is there a patch or a command or a key that I have to press or use to get this thing to work? Thanks!

Phoenix · March 3rd, 2003

AFAIK in ePSXe version 1.5.1 you needed to add the -pe2 command at the command line, but in ePSXe 1.5.2 it's not needed anymore.
If you need this info I have the orginal NTSC U/C CDs of PE2 and I run the game flawlessly
Look at the ppf patch section on the PSX section ngemu.com/psx there is a PE2 patch, but I think is for PAL games don't remember exactly.

Here's my GPU settings:
Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.68
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce4 Ti 4600/AGP/SSE

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 6
- Hi-Res textures: on
- Palettized tex windows: on
- Garbage collection: on
- VRam size: 128 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: Auto

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 4
- Framebuffer texture: 0
- Framebuffer access: 0
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: off
- Advanced blending: on

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Screen cushion: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

SkyeHack · March 3rd, 2003

Thans a lot dude. I tried your settings and started the game. I assumed that it would take forever so I went and made myself a sandwich but when I can back the intro movie was playing, at a very slow framreate, skipping and stuff. However I got to the Intro Screen and tried to start a game but it still froze. Maybe it is scratched up badly. Is there anything I can do to help this and make it playable some how? Thanks again!

Phoenix · March 3rd, 2003

NP, Glad to help. Mhh, maybe you could set the "try again on reading error" option under error handling on the pete's cdr plugin. Use Peops CDR plugin, other SPU plugin, the pete's D3D as well.
I ran out of ideas at the moment, but try that and see what happens.

SkyeHack · March 3rd, 2003

Nope they all still don't fix it. I also tried to run it in PAL but nope. Im gonna try to load up a memory card save and if that doesn't work then Im gonna try playing it using another emulator.

dizavidhz · April 3rd, 2003

Im having SORT of a similar problem...
Im running parasite eve 2 off of an iso..My cd version would mess up and skip on the intro, but turning it to ISO fixed that, and the intro cinematic runs great.

HOWEVER, whenever I choose "Start Game" The emulator shuts off and on the DOS screen it says :
Opcode 2f UNK <PC0000852c>
<1162,14>

Now, I have no clue what that means, and if no one has any ideas on how to start this game, could someone plz email me a statesave of the beginning, once peirce and aya begin to talk, or a memcard save...either or...
my email addy, if its somehow not showing, is hdizavidhz@wmconnect.com thnx
:confused:

astroduck · April 3rd, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by dizavidhz
Im having SORT of a similar problem...
Im running parasite eve 2 off of an iso..My cd version would mess up and skip on the intro, but turning it to ISO fixed that, and the intro cinematic runs great.

HOWEVER, whenever I choose "Start Game" The emulator shuts off and on the DOS screen it says :
Opcode 2f UNK <PC0000852c>
<1162,14>

Now, I have no clue what that means, and if no one has any ideas on how to start this game, could someone plz email me a statesave of the beginning, once peirce and aya begin to talk, or a memcard save...either or...
my email addy, if its somehow not showing, is hdizavidhz@wmconnect.com thnx
:confused:

What plugins are you using?? And also, plz make a new thread next time. Don't bring back old threads. Thanks.

dizavidhz · April 3rd, 2003

Ohh, sorry bout that....
Im using Pete's Open GL Driver 1.68 and have also tried Petes D3D Driver 1.68, scph1001, Eternal SPU Plugin 1.30, and though Im using ISO, Petes CDR ASPI/IOCTL Driver 1.10

Dunno what graphics card Im using, just that I've been able to play all PS games flawlessly, save those FF glitches...

My other comp specs I do know are:
Compaq Presario
1.3GB Mhz
256MB RAM

March 3rd, 2003	#3 (permalink)
SkyeHack Cpl in U.S. Marine Corps Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camp Lejeune, NC Posts: 2,175	Ok, today at school my friend gave me the original game to borrow and the same thing happens. There aren't any major scratches on the CDs and when I tried to make an ISO the same thing also happens. Is there a patch or a command or a key that I have to press or use to get this thing to work? Thanks! __________________ Click To View My Blog Alienware Area-51m Saucer Silver 16.1" UltraXGA 1600x1200 LCD Display * Pentium 4 HT 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9700 Module 128MB DDR * 1GB DDR PC-3200 @ 400MHz * Hitachi 60GB 7200 RPM ATA100 8MB Cache 4x2x8x DVD+/-RW / 16x10x24x CD-RW Combo * Windows XP Home Edition SP2

March 3rd, 2003	#5 (permalink)
SkyeHack Cpl in U.S. Marine Corps Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camp Lejeune, NC Posts: 2,175	Thans a lot dude. I tried your settings and started the game. I assumed that it would take forever so I went and made myself a sandwich but when I can back the intro movie was playing, at a very slow framreate, skipping and stuff. However I got to the Intro Screen and tried to start a game but it still froze. Maybe it is scratched up badly. Is there anything I can do to help this and make it playable some how? Thanks again! __________________ Click To View My Blog Alienware Area-51m Saucer Silver 16.1" UltraXGA 1600x1200 LCD Display * Pentium 4 HT 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9700 Module 128MB DDR * 1GB DDR PC-3200 @ 400MHz * Hitachi 60GB 7200 RPM ATA100 8MB Cache 4x2x8x DVD+/-RW / 16x10x24x CD-RW Combo * Windows XP Home Edition SP2

March 3rd, 2003	#7 (permalink)
SkyeHack Cpl in U.S. Marine Corps Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camp Lejeune, NC Posts: 2,175	Nope they all still don't fix it. I also tried to run it in PAL but nope. Im gonna try to load up a memory card save and if that doesn't work then Im gonna try playing it using another emulator. __________________ Click To View My Blog Alienware Area-51m Saucer Silver 16.1" UltraXGA 1600x1200 LCD Display * Pentium 4 HT 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9700 Module 128MB DDR * 1GB DDR PC-3200 @ 400MHz * Hitachi 60GB 7200 RPM ATA100 8MB Cache 4x2x8x DVD+/-RW / 16x10x24x CD-RW Combo * Windows XP Home Edition SP2

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March 3rd, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	NP, Glad to help. Mhh, maybe you could set the "try again on reading error" option under error handling on the pete's cdr plugin. Use Peops CDR plugin, other SPU plugin, the pete's D3D as well. I ran out of ideas at the moment, but try that and see what happens.

April 3rd, 2003	#8 (permalink)
dizavidhz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ruston Posts: 48	Im having SORT of a similar problem... Im running parasite eve 2 off of an iso..My cd version would mess up and skip on the intro, but turning it to ISO fixed that, and the intro cinematic runs great. HOWEVER, whenever I choose "Start Game" The emulator shuts off and on the DOS screen it says : Opcode 2f UNK <PC0000852c> <1162,14> Now, I have no clue what that means, and if no one has any ideas on how to start this game, could someone plz email me a statesave of the beginning, once peirce and aya begin to talk, or a memcard save...either or... my email addy, if its somehow not showing, is hdizavidhz@wmconnect.com thnx :confused:

April 3rd, 2003	#10 (permalink)
dizavidhz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ruston Posts: 48	Ohh, sorry bout that.... Im using Pete's Open GL Driver 1.68 and have also tried Petes D3D Driver 1.68, scph1001, Eternal SPU Plugin 1.30, and though Im using ISO, Petes CDR ASPI/IOCTL Driver 1.10 Dunno what graphics card Im using, just that I've been able to play all PS games flawlessly, save those FF glitches... My other comp specs I do know are: Compaq Presario 1.3GB Mhz 256MB RAM