I've just this week started a PS2 collection, I'm amazed at how many of the games still hold up today. They're really good! Such an underrated console and library of games. Buying games for it is quickly becoming an addiction. Looking forward to the postman bringing me stacks of padded envelopes this week :).
It became an addiction for me. Sadly I’ve parted ways with a lot of these games now as I just don’t have the space and my collecting goals have changed. Still a great console that holds many memories for me
There’s gonna be an upcoming video as I deliberately left out my GTA games apart from the one you can see on the tv unit. If I had a smaller tv I’d be playing it all the time just need to find the right price on market place.
I have decent collections for both ps2 and Xbox 360 and i agree. The ps2 is much more interesting and needs more love and attention. The 360 is cool but ps2 is better imo.
@@retrosmashtv you honestly got me on the hunt for certain color cases now. Its an endless idea for a cool looking custom look to your collection. An thats exactly my buzz too bro.
Cheers mate. I do like showing off my collection. I don’t get to show it that often and it’s always a surprise when I look at it and how I obtained it all.
The component cables make a big difference with the Ps2 and enabling them in the settings to get 480p on supported games. Looks decent even on a 40 inch TV. Nice seeing your collection.
Nice Collection Chris , UFC THE NIGHT Should be good , funny enough on my last video i picked up call of duty 2 on ps2 thought it was more than £1 trade turns it was not but made me keep it to start my ps2 collection and picked up another few out my only charity shop for my next video !! Only picking up games that i liked or played a lot so wont be many when the ps2 come out i was out night clubbing and pubs all the time gaming took a back step lol
Love a charity shop who does cheap ps2 games it’s why I have so many. I can’t leave them behind lol. UFC tonight I’m saying MVP and Garry will be a draw. The UFC cannot afford for either of them to lose. They are worth too much money. So many big fights ahead. MVP could headline a London card. Garry could headline an Irish card. Watch me get it really wrong and it’s fight of the decade
@@retrosmashtv well i dont the ufc results ill be watching it later couldnt stay up lol hope its a good one £7 for 4 ps2 games out dif charity shops and great condtion discs and manuals cannot complain and games that i wanted so win win
i have been picking up the odd game here and there for ps2 that i remember playing back in the early 2000's, it brings back memories yeah. i recently picked up the getaway and max payne. i still have my ps2 and i have ps3 and ps4 aswel. one game that i remember playing was the godfather back in 2006 ish i think i played it and i thought it was really good, i'll have to pick that one up soon, it's amazing where people give their stuff to charity shops or trade in to the 2nd hand game shops, it's like someones trash is another mans treasure 👍
Hey Gaz. That is totally it. One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure. It’s why I love car boot sales so much. I defo need to put more time into the ps2 collection. Metal Slug is a game you need to get if not already. Thanks for watching. Hope your enjoying my little channel 👊🏻
Nice video, Chris. XIII is 13 by the way 😁😁 I think Black is a superb game and still holds up really well today. I must like your videos because I hate rap music, hate fighting games and support Cambridge United and Liverpool 😁😁😁
Mate I really appreciate that. I do like rap music but my love is drum and bass. Fighting games and platform games are my go to chill games. And I’m a gooner since 1995
It's funny, I'm 44 now and have been collecting on and off for 15 years. My childhood consoles were the Master System and Megadrive, yet I don't collect those, I go for Ps1 and up. When I first started out I used to buy games I heard other collectors talking about, and now, 15 years later I have nostalgia for old games I never even had when they came out, but played way later as an adult in 2010. I'm so old now I have 2 generations of nostalgia 😂😂
@@retrosmashtv Snes is super expensive now though. Shame really. I got that Raystorm from Harlow by the way, it's in really nice shape and what a game! Banger!!
@nicklong27 nice one. Love that store apart from when there’s no frigging gta manuals. That’s why I’ve not got one yet but I’m tempted. I’m pushing at like £300 in CEX vouchers at the moment. I could get one and a couple decent games
@@retrosmashtv That would be awesome mate, great content too... Are you thinking carts only or boxed? Boxed is a massive rabbit hole... And also, do you have a scaler? Like an OSSC or something? And RGB scart cables? You may want to look into all that if you don't want it to look like shit on your TV 😂
I’ve been thinking of this one actually for a while. I had it once. Sold it. But it’s a defo must have. But than I’d have to have #2 and that’s not cheap
Great collection. Im new to your channel your ps2 collection brought me right over. Im a ps2 collector as well. I want to share my television situation with you because it might help you with yours. I have a 60inch Sony Bravia tv older one not a smart tv. It displays ps2 very well. I recently got a Samsung 55inch curved panel smart tv and couldn't use ps2 on it because the display was too dark. I bought a HDMI converter and was still too dark to play ps2. I ended up finding a component to 3.5 mm converter exclusively available in Belgium because the Samsung tv requires it to use component cables. That converter displays ps2 on my new tv absolutely beautifully. Its the best quality ps2 display I've ever seen even better than the Sony Bravia tv. If your tv has the 3.5 mm jack for component/composite connection it will 100% be worth the money to order from Belgium. It works very very well with ps2. I recommend you pick up The Thing for ps2 and i didn't see the game on your thumbnail The punisher in the video. Maybe i missed it but its also a very good game to have in your collection. Sorry for so long comment but hope it helps you get the best of your ps2 on a modern tv. As they say "bigger is better" especially when it comes to a gaming tv imo. Thanks for the look at your collection
Welcome to the channel mate. I hope you enjoy. It’s a mixed bag of content. Usually game hunting, car boot sales to get cheap games to flip or trade to CEX so I can get the games I want. I mainly collect PS3, Switch and Megadrive. But have collections of PlayStation 1-4 and Xbox 360. I’m a huge SF and GTA fan. With the tv I think I just need a smaller screen for the nostalgia. It’s how we used to play back in the day and I’m all about nostalgia. Hopefully check out some other videos mate 👊🏻 Have a great weekend my guy
@@retrosmashtv i must have missed it somehow. The punisher is one of my favorites on ps2. I wish i could afford to collect for mega drive or genesis here in the US but cant afford to. I bought a plug and play emulator that has all retro games and consoles, thats good enough for me for the older stuff. Thanks for welcoming me to the channel.
Great video👍 resident evil outbreak is a good one and manhunt 2 but keeps going up on price. I might have some games for you if you're going London gaming market it's a some of my doubles keep up the good work 👍
I’ve decided not to attend the gaming market. For a number of reasons really firstly I forgot to get early bird so I’d be in London at a mad time and England are playing and I just love car boot sales too much I’d rather go there 😂 if your on Instagram drop me a message mate
Here's what I collected for this year; Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2. Jak Trillogy (Haven't got X yet.) Crash bandicoot wrath of time. GTA san andreas Spyro Sonic gems collection Ratchet and Clank the first game.
Some decent games tbf, my all time most rated ps2 gotta be dragonquest 8, the collectors bug saw me get parappa the rapper 2 to realise my reaction speed is nowhere near where it was my days
Parappa the rapper. What a gangster he was. I’m very tempted to see if I have still have the guitar hero skills myself. I’ll have a look at dragon quest mate. Thanks for watching 👊🏻
Interesting collection good stuff I've still got my original ps2 my collection is totally different i collected all the compilation titles like the capcom collections i do have rampage so its nice to see over peoples ps2 tastes worriers is a great game the psp version is great as well ill recommend one though not sure of your tastes james pond robocod ps2 version nice cheap fun game for a fiver 😊
I love seeing people’s collection. I know mine doesn’t have any games that people will go wow never heard of that but it’s grown ok considering I don’t primarily collect for it and just pick what ever up at car boot or charity shop. Alien Hominid is a game that I really want to get. It’s like metal slug but your an alien I have James pond Olympics on Megadrive and loved it on Sega back in the day - taste the pain isn’t that Wu tang?
The OG XBOX all the way for me all my mates were rocking the ps2 back in the day! It wasn’t for me at all I stuck strong with the Dreamcast until its death 😂💪
I had both. I had the clear OG Xbox. Bought it from Woolworths back in the day. I only had 3 games though. Fifa, Fable and Burnout. Dreamcast I still have 👊🏻
Remember any gun games..ps1, ps2 would require a CRT tv to play, a bravia wouldn't work with the guns. Theres a couple of decent gun games...going back to ps1..point blank series, ps2 vampire night, house of the dead etc. Limited subset. PS2 has a great catalogue and deffo no fear of fomo as it was never digtial. Take your time and research the available games. You'll have a healthy collection in no time at all. Look for exclusives too...not sure how many there are tbf.
That’s actually a fair point didn’t think about the crt. Don’t have space for that currently so that’ll have to wait for a time I do. Do need to invest a bit more time into research on ps2. This collection kinda accidentally happened. Saw some games in the chairty shop and it went a bit crazy after that. Thanks for watching Daz. Hope your good mate
@@retrosmashtv yes bud, always good ta. I recently had a play on Road Trip Adventure on ps2. Its quite a quirky but packed racing rpg with loads of quests, racing and mini games like golf, soccer. It's pretty solid and thorough in content for a budget title (Play It).
Sadly some regular games are mad expensive in 2024 even fifa games PES etc got them for 5 $ 10 dollars know they are over $100 to $250 going up to $1000 on some titles
The prices have rocketed since I even made this video. Sadly I’ve parted ways with a lot of the games in this collection or in the process of. It was fun to collect but my goals have changed
I have got one. Just doesn’t make much difference on my tv. I prefer to play how I played as a kid. Just need to find a Sony tv 22 inch. When it comes up on marketplace I’ll grab one.
I've just this week started a PS2 collection, I'm amazed at how many of the games still hold up today. They're really good! Such an underrated console and library of games. Buying games for it is quickly becoming an addiction. Looking forward to the postman bringing me stacks of padded envelopes this week :).
It became an addiction for me. Sadly I’ve parted ways with a lot of these games now as I just don’t have the space and my collecting goals have changed. Still a great console that holds many memories for me
PS2 needs more love at the moment, with all the 360 fomo, here comes the pain is a must have for the PS2...............and vice city stories
There’s gonna be an upcoming video as I deliberately left out my GTA games apart from the one you can see on the tv unit.
If I had a smaller tv I’d be playing it all the time just need to find the right price on market place.
I have decent collections for both ps2 and Xbox 360 and i agree. The ps2 is much more interesting and needs more love and attention. The 360 is cool but ps2 is better imo.
Bro i still can't get over those yellow cases for The Simpsons games.... sooo dope!.. top notch idea bro
What can I say I like to be different! Cheers man love this type of feedback 👊🏻
@@retrosmashtv you honestly got me on the hunt for certain color cases now. Its an endless idea for a cool looking custom look to your collection. An thats exactly my buzz too bro.
@@BmxGuyFromNZ I got them from a couple kids dvd at the car boot sale. I got the idea from the Mario summer Olympics game on the Wii.
Great vid, Where do you get you replacement cases from?
Do you mean the black ones or the yellow ones?
@@retrosmashtv the yellow ones
Very cool bro!
Cheers mate 👊🏻
Great collection buddy 🤘 top video as always
Cheers mate. I do like showing off my collection. I don’t get to show it that often and it’s always a surprise when I look at it and how I obtained it all.
Great content as always chris and ive got a good game for you. Steambot Chronicles its a brilliant game
Never heard of this. What’s it all about?
@retrosmashtv Steambot Chronicles is a action role-playing The game features a sandbox style of steam-powered, mech-based gameplay.
@retrosmashtv look up some gameplay on TH-cam great game
The component cables make a big difference with the Ps2 and enabling them in the settings to get 480p on supported games. Looks decent even on a 40 inch TV. Nice seeing your collection.
Thanks man, it’s only small and not been focused on. Do you have a link to the component cables you mention. The ps2 does need some of my attention
@@retrosmashtv Tried to post a comment with the amazon links but think YT put it up for review so hopefully you still got them
@@Edmundostudios nothing come through mate what are they Called
Nice Collection Chris , UFC THE NIGHT Should be good , funny enough on my last video i picked up call of duty 2 on ps2 thought it was more than £1 trade turns it was not but made me keep it to start my ps2 collection and picked up another few out my only charity shop for my next video !! Only picking up games that i liked or played a lot so wont be many when the ps2 come out i was out night clubbing and pubs all the time gaming took a back step lol
Love a charity shop who does cheap ps2 games it’s why I have so many. I can’t leave them behind lol.
UFC tonight I’m saying MVP and Garry will be a draw. The UFC cannot afford for either of them to lose. They are worth too much money. So many big fights ahead. MVP could headline a London card. Garry could headline an Irish card. Watch me get it really wrong and it’s fight of the decade
@@retrosmashtv well i dont the ufc results ill be watching it later couldnt stay up lol hope its a good one £7 for 4 ps2 games out dif charity shops and great condtion discs and manuals cannot complain and games that i wanted so win win
i have been picking up the odd game here and there for ps2 that i remember playing back in the early 2000's, it brings back memories yeah. i recently picked up the getaway and max payne. i still have my ps2 and i have ps3 and ps4 aswel. one game that i remember playing was the godfather back in 2006 ish i think i played it and i thought it was really good, i'll have to pick that one up soon, it's amazing where people give their stuff to charity shops or trade in to the 2nd hand game shops, it's like someones trash is another mans treasure 👍
Hey Gaz. That is totally it. One man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure. It’s why I love car boot sales so much. I defo need to put more time into the ps2 collection. Metal Slug is a game you need to get if not already.
Thanks for watching. Hope your enjoying my little channel 👊🏻
us small british collectors gotta stick together!!! hust subbed
Appreciate that mate. I hope you enjoy 👊🏻
@@retrosmashtv I will!!
Socom 1&2, Gran turismo 3, 8mb men card & ps2 fat model
Got some good games in there mate, the punisher is underrated on the PS2 👍
Thanks mate, I think you picked this up too didn’t you?
@@retrosmashtv I played it earlier in the year mate off the backlog 👌
Nice video, Chris.
XIII is 13 by the way 😁😁
I think Black is a superb game and still holds up really well today.
I must like your videos because I hate rap music, hate fighting games and support Cambridge United and Liverpool 😁😁😁
Mate I really appreciate that. I do like rap music but my love is drum and bass. Fighting games and platform games are my go to chill games. And I’m a gooner since 1995
It's funny, I'm 44 now and have been collecting on and off for 15 years. My childhood consoles were the Master System and Megadrive, yet I don't collect those, I go for Ps1 and up. When I first started out I used to buy games I heard other collectors talking about, and now, 15 years later I have nostalgia for old games I never even had when they came out, but played way later as an adult in 2010. I'm so old now I have 2 generations of nostalgia 😂😂
Mate I’m 40’in November!!!
I’ve never owned a Super Nintendo yet some of my most nostalgic memories are snes lol
@@retrosmashtv Snes is super expensive now though. Shame really. I got that Raystorm from Harlow by the way, it's in really nice shape and what a game! Banger!!
@nicklong27 nice one. Love that store apart from when there’s no frigging gta manuals.
That’s why I’ve not got one yet but I’m tempted. I’m pushing at like £300 in CEX vouchers at the moment. I could get one and a couple decent games
@@retrosmashtv That would be awesome mate, great content too... Are you thinking carts only or boxed? Boxed is a massive rabbit hole... And also, do you have a scaler? Like an OSSC or something? And RGB scart cables? You may want to look into all that if you don't want it to look like shit on your TV 😂
Chris mate I really recommend Manhunt on ps2 absolute banger of a game and a must have for the collection
I’ve been thinking of this one actually for a while. I had it once. Sold it. But it’s a defo must have. But than I’d have to have #2 and that’s not cheap
@@retrosmashtv number 2 is likely a hard one to find out in the wild it's expensive on ebay and is nearly sold out on cex
@@gamersemtx yeah it would be a CEX purchase. Got almost £300 in vouchers at the moment
Definitely with you on SF2 brother, getting a leg sleeve of all the characters from the original
You’ll have to send me a picture when it’s done. I’m still contemplating a shredder half sleeve on my forearm.
Great collection. Im new to your channel your ps2 collection brought me right over. Im a ps2 collector as well. I want to share my television situation with you because it might help you with yours. I have a 60inch Sony Bravia tv older one not a smart tv. It displays ps2 very well. I recently got a Samsung 55inch curved panel smart tv and couldn't use ps2 on it because the display was too dark. I bought a HDMI converter and was still too dark to play ps2. I ended up finding a component to 3.5 mm converter exclusively available in Belgium because the Samsung tv requires it to use component cables. That converter displays ps2 on my new tv absolutely beautifully. Its the best quality ps2 display I've ever seen even better than the Sony Bravia tv. If your tv has the 3.5 mm jack for component/composite connection it will 100% be worth the money to order from Belgium. It works very very well with ps2. I recommend you pick up The Thing for ps2 and i didn't see the game on your thumbnail The punisher in the video. Maybe i missed it but its also a very good game to have in your collection. Sorry for so long comment but hope it helps you get the best of your ps2 on a modern tv. As they say "bigger is better" especially when it comes to a gaming tv imo. Thanks for the look at your collection
Welcome to the channel mate. I hope you enjoy. It’s a mixed bag of content. Usually game hunting, car boot sales to get cheap games to flip or trade to CEX so I can get the games I want. I mainly collect PS3, Switch and Megadrive. But have collections of PlayStation 1-4 and Xbox 360. I’m a huge SF and GTA fan.
With the tv I think I just need a smaller screen for the nostalgia. It’s how we used to play back in the day and I’m all about nostalgia.
Hopefully check out some other videos mate 👊🏻
Have a great weekend my guy
Punisher was fairly near the end of the video. I was saying he is one of my favourite marvel characters and is a bad ass
@@retrosmashtv ty you too and i will
@@retrosmashtv i must have missed it somehow. The punisher is one of my favorites on ps2. I wish i could afford to collect for mega drive or genesis here in the US but cant afford to. I bought a plug and play emulator that has all retro games and consoles, thats good enough for me for the older stuff. Thanks for welcoming me to the channel.
Great video👍 resident evil outbreak is a good one and manhunt 2 but keeps going up on price. I might have some games for you if you're going London gaming market it's a some of my doubles keep up the good work 👍
I’ve decided not to attend the gaming market. For a number of reasons really firstly I forgot to get early bird so I’d be in London at a mad time and England are playing and I just love car boot sales too much I’d rather go there 😂 if your on Instagram drop me a message mate
Here's what I collected for this year;
Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2.
Jak Trillogy (Haven't got X yet.)
Crash bandicoot wrath of time.
GTA san andreas
Spyro
Sonic gems collection
Ratchet and Clank the first game.
Some decent games tbf, my all time most rated ps2 gotta be dragonquest 8, the collectors bug saw me get parappa the rapper 2 to realise my reaction speed is nowhere near where it was my days
Parappa the rapper. What a gangster he was. I’m very tempted to see if I have still have the guitar hero skills myself.
I’ll have a look at dragon quest mate.
Thanks for watching 👊🏻
Interesting collection good stuff I've still got my original ps2 my collection is totally different i collected all the compilation titles like the capcom collections i do have rampage so its nice to see over peoples ps2 tastes worriers is a great game the psp version is great as well ill recommend one though not sure of your tastes james pond robocod ps2 version nice cheap fun game for a fiver 😊
I love seeing people’s collection. I know mine doesn’t have any games that people will go wow never heard of that but it’s grown ok considering I don’t primarily collect for it and just pick what ever up at car boot or charity shop. Alien Hominid is a game that I really want to get. It’s like metal slug but your an alien
I have James pond Olympics on Megadrive and loved it on Sega back in the day - taste the pain isn’t that Wu tang?
The OG XBOX all the way for me all my mates were rocking the ps2 back in the day! It wasn’t for me at all I stuck strong with the Dreamcast until its death 😂💪
I had both. I had the clear OG Xbox. Bought it from Woolworths back in the day. I only had 3 games though. Fifa, Fable and Burnout.
Dreamcast I still have 👊🏻
Remember any gun games..ps1, ps2 would require a CRT tv to play, a bravia wouldn't work with the guns. Theres a couple of decent gun games...going back to ps1..point blank series, ps2 vampire night, house of the dead etc. Limited subset. PS2 has a great catalogue and deffo no fear of fomo as it was never digtial. Take your time and research the available games. You'll have a healthy collection in no time at all. Look for exclusives too...not sure how many there are tbf.
That’s actually a fair point didn’t think about the crt. Don’t have space for that currently so that’ll have to wait for a time I do.
Do need to invest a bit more time into research on ps2.
This collection kinda accidentally happened. Saw some games in the chairty shop and it went a bit crazy after that.
Thanks for watching Daz. Hope your good mate
@@retrosmashtv yes bud, always good ta. I recently had a play on Road Trip Adventure on ps2. Its quite a quirky but packed racing rpg with loads of quests, racing and mini games like golf, soccer. It's pretty solid and thorough in content for a budget title (Play It).
@superdazdj I’ll check it out mate 👊🏻 have a great weekend mate
@@retrosmashtv You too Chris :D
Sadly some regular games are mad expensive in 2024 even fifa games PES etc got them for 5 $ 10 dollars know they are over $100 to $250 going up to $1000 on some titles
The prices have rocketed since I even made this video. Sadly I’ve parted ways with a lot of the games in this collection or in the process of. It was fun to collect but my goals have changed
Get the conflict series on ps2 I think it's better than cod I think
I’ll have a look out for that. I only play fortnite as cod is too hard and sweaty for me lol. Love a bit of fortnite though
Grab yourself a video convertor which turns your PS2 into HDMI...
I have got one. Just doesn’t make much difference on my tv. I prefer to play how I played as a kid. Just need to find a Sony tv 22 inch. When it comes up on marketplace I’ll grab one.
@@retrosmashtvps2 to hdmi converter adapter it’s working on modern tvs i have it wan to.
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FML at least everyone can laugh at my 11 lol cheers Tom for clarifying
@@retrosmashtv lol it happens us all mate. 👍
I too started a PS2 Collection in 2024!
How’s it going - do you have any favourites you’ve either collected or that are on your list.