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[Cloudane]

Assuming you do actually own the licensed game, I'm sure you could... you know... we're probably not allowed to spell it out on here even if it's legal for you personally.

That said, I've seen it brand new for a normal price quite recently... ok the original version is quite rare and expensive but you can still get Platinum, and the only difference is the jewel case label. This was the PAL version, but surely the American version must be more popular and thus widely available?

The barrier for me (affecting VIII and IX too) was my TV. I upgraded to an LCD, and although it works for PS2 games, PS1 games get this horrible flicker whether I use scart or composite or s-video or even RF. I was gutted. Emulators always sucked and didn't provide an authentic PS experience. The PC version sucked, too, and again... not the same experience.

Then I found pSX for Windows. An emulator that doesn't glitch, provides a real authentic experience (ok, flame and wind sounds aren't 100% perfect but they sounded weird in the original too.. it's just a different version of weird) and can even be fast forwarded. With a PSX-USB adapter added, I rejoiced once more If anything it's too authentic.... I'd honestly forgotten in the time I hadn't played it, how much the graphics had moved on since. I had to borrow a TV just to prove that the graphics really were that poor and that it wasn't the emulator!

Far better than that one with all the graphics plugins where you have to get all the correct settings etc. I don't even want the enhanced redrawn graphics from Pete's OpenGL or whatever it was, I wanted the original raggedy thing I grew up with pSX is just the ticket.

[Rikushomegirl7]

T.T i have the exact same problem....*sniff sniff* i guess the only option would be to get a new PS2 now...or get the one i have fixed but i have no clue how to :S so many parts ...i could get a ps3 but i cant afford one TT_TT

[Mercen-X]

I play mine on the slim as well. But the screen continuously fidgets up-and-down 1mm. It's slightly annoying until you... force yourself to get used to it. I suppose I could unpack my PS1 but I'm lazy and that seems like a lot of work just to play one game. I've also played it on different TV's so I know it's not my television that's the problem.

[daggertrepe]

I know we can't find it anywhere around here...

[DarkLord]

It's possible it's not the game but the PS2, I had trouble getting mine to play any PS1 disc, and eventually PS2 games began to slow down. If that's the case here, it could be that your PS2 is on it's last legs... And I think we can all agree, that's preferable to FFVII dying, lol

[Suvious]

Emulation:
Legal if you own both the original game & console

Buy a copy, I am for 20$

[Cleric]

Originally Posted by Heath ^

If it's the disc read error you're getting with your FFVII disc, then there are ways to fix that but they involve opening up the PS2 itself.

This happened to me a few years ago. A PS2 actually isn;t that hard to crack open, and basically what happened with mine is it was full of dust bunnies, and once I plucked them out of everything and the fan esp. it worked like a charm and still does to this day. Be warned though it voids your "warranty" but chances are your limited warranty has expired long ago anyhow