Exploring Used PS2 Memory Cards And Finishing Their Save Files
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ค. 2024
- Ah the good ol' days of inconvenient memory cards and the amazing library of the PlayStation 2. Those were incredible times, and recently I decided to buy a bunch of PS2 memory cards with the hope of exploring the remnants of said memories. Considering most people never bothered to remove their save files, that means they're usually still there! Let's check out what people were playing, and maybe even see where they left off. And maybe finish them. Maybe. Okay I did two games. I would've done more but like, that would take awhile.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro Monologue
1:20 - Exploring All Memory Cards
10:36 - Booting Up Some Save Files
13:38 - Finishing Up Jak 3
15:43 - 100% For Sly 2
17:44 - Checking Out Mikes THPS4 Skater
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I was a store manager for GameStop for three years in the mid 2000’s and can confirm we never ever wiped any memory cards nor was there a company policy
@@SentientPops Yes, we would take the stickers off if asked. To your point, it would take a lot of time to manually wipe the memory cards. In addition, we would need to set up a PS2 to initiative the process of deleting the saves. Gamestop was all about getting the used product back out there so they could sell it at max price. The more the games or accessories sat on the shelf the less they would be worth. This also included systems as well
I would have rather clear memory cards than file guts
I bought a few used memory cards from GameStop during that period as a kid and mine were full of saves.
make sense especially since person data Ie address, name weren't on save data linked to an account like nowadays
there was probably for sure that managers who probably did it anyways but thats awesome you didnt let childhood's die
The PS2...one of the greatest consoles ever created and responsible for millions of childhood and loving memories. ❤️
What I didn't like about the Xbox was that it had a hard drive.
As a result, hardly anyone who had an Xbox bought the memory card.
It was always said bring your save and the answer was, don't bring my console with you.
Just the love that was put into it for the memory card savegames with the animations, etc.
Didn't even have the cube. The cube generally had the problem with the blocks. I remember that I had the gray card with 54 blocks. Some games simply took up to 20 blocks. was like the PS1 but even there, I didn't think it was that bad. especially since PS1 memory cards were not that expensive in comparison.
It's really a shame that those times are over. At the latest with the PS5, where you can no longer back up your saves on the USB stick, it's just shit and pure money-making, because you're forced to pay for the cloud save subscription. At least MS offers it for free.
One of the greatest?
The PS2 is the greatest!
It's the greatest it will ever exist simply because it was the end of an era when decent budget games were made with little corporate interference.
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 What about NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, PS1?
@@etherealdreamerart i'd take the ps2 over any of those. best library, best controller.
I have to admit that loading used save files and completing them is a very interesting concept. There should be more videos like this.
Feels kinda dirty though especially if you lived in it people touching your card or saves was almost sacrilegious but they gave it up by choice so I can't say no.
@@erueka6Somebody's gotta finish the fight. Complete the mission, even when the original owner couldn't.
yes plz
@@erueka6 That's a fair point, although, handling money everyday that has been exchanged by people for decades isn't any cleaner. Besides, I don't think anyone died of game card related deseases. I myself I always clean anything I buy used.
@@raptornerd4213I don't think they were talking about physical dirt
This is Mike here! Been following you for ages and watching this video was completely trippy. The reason that I never got the clues was literally because I thought their only purpose was to exist for completion progress. Had no "clue" until this video they actually gave you moves for getting them all. Keep it up Mystic.
This is awesome
This is so fucking cool lol
I love this!
No way
lies
I did this personally, completing games i found so difficult 20 years ago, were a breeze as an adult, but it felt like i was closing chapters of my childhood... an emotional experience for sure
Man the nostalgia is so real, love how creative the icons are for the games
You'll never get this kind of creativity again
@@TheChaoticWolf i'd love to go back to when that was current, these and the icons on the gamecube cards were awesome
not sure how easy these cards are to get but you could easily make this a monthly video series with more cards, it's a great video idea
@@nmkflvptttwell it's new to many people that have never seen it done before. And Mystics audience clearly enjoys him making these types of videos.
@@aussieknucklesI’ve never seen this done. Until now thanks myst
The golden age of gaming. When studios & devs were driven by creativity & user experience rather than greed & microtransactions
True
"user experience" very true
The market is what dictates the final product. The companies have only followed the gamers. Gamers used to appreciate quality and creativity. Times have changed.
I dunno if anyone has said it yet, but SOTET is Star Ocean: Till the End of Time! Fantastic game and one of my favorite RPGs growing up.
Top tier taste
only SO game i liked was one of the PSP versions
For me it was SO Second Story
i'm playing through it now
The idea of someone finding my old memory card and congratulating me for having a cleared save fills me with joy
During those days as a kid, I rarely got new games. Spent a lot of time at pawn shops and used sections for my PS2. Had several memory cards back then where they has existing save files and sometimes I did this too if I had the game. My name is Gary, maybe that one card was one of mine. I definitely played all of those games. Such a blast of nostalgia
Seeing the PS2 memory card screen brings me back to a simple time😌
You always have some of the best video ideas. Not only that, you're always super chill in your videos. The PS2 and PS3 era are basically my favorite, so while I do like watching youtubers who do retro game content and whatnot, PS2 is what I gravitate towards the most. Keep being awesome Ryan c:
this was awsome
Yeah this was such a good video idea
Wipe your mouth off after you zip him up..
@@lordeowstheking Is the thought of someone being nice to someone else that foreign to you? Has nobody in your life said anything nice about you? If that's your first thought when you see some positivity online, then I'm not really surprised...
Honestly, love to see so many people still enjoying PS2 up into the 2010s. Still been playing mine quite a lot, too! xD
This reminds me, I really need to finally finish Final Fantasy X
I did finish it back in the day, but it took forever because I’d just play blitzball over and over
2020s*
Man, I still somewhat regularly play Final Fantasy X on my PS2. What a hell of a game, unfortunately the HD Remasters were not as good as the OG
I did love the save icons/animations. Some of them had unique animations when you copied or deleted them, they were awesome. It's an interesting concept for a video because you're literally exploring people's gaming memories. It makes me realize the only PS2 game that I have yet to finish in my collection is Nightshade (sequel to Shinobi). I keep telling myself I'll get it done one day, but it's far in my backlog.
Shinobi had a sequel!?
@@TheGary108 Yessir, or at least a spinoff? It's somewhat similar to Shinobi but more enemies and you play as a Kunoichi after the events of the Shinobi game. There is also an unlockable character from Shinobi!
@@shahrouhokay, now I’ll have to find a copy. Somehow I missed that.
@@TheGary108 Tbh, I much preferred the original on PS2. I think I stopped playing Nightshade because I got bored of it halfway through. But if you do end up getting it, feel free to lmk what you think of it.
@@shahrouh No problem.
One of my absolute favorite things about the PS2 was how every game (for the most part) had a cute little 3D model or logo in the memory card. Every time I popped in a new game my dad bought for me, I always had to check what it was, it was exciting lol
The absolute best video game system ever. Still hasn‘t been dethroned in units sold and the game selection was bonkers. Wish I still had my ‘03 fat PS2.
It sold that much because it had a built in DVD player, that was a big deal at the time because DVD players were more expensive than the PS2, which is why people bought the PS2 even if they weren't big gamers.
I still have mine... Game selection less now than it was tho
@@__D-B__ The same could be said of the PS3 blu-ray player
@blkshp25 Kind of but it didn't have anywhere close to the same impact at the time. Bluray players went down in price really quick. PS3 sold around 85 million... PS2 sold almost 160 million. The PS3 is only the 8th highest selling console, while the PS2 still remains at the top.
Let’s all salute Mike on a job well done! 👍🏼💪🏻
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Thanks
-Mike
Thanks
-not Mike but identifies as Mike during this video
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@@warrioroflight99 For Micheal! 😉
Man whenever I see a PS2 retro video, nostalgia hits so damn hard. It only takes a few seconds watching the graphics or listening to their soundtrack to take me back to my childhood / puberty. It's something special that I can't describe.
I remember back then seeing the optical sound port complete with blue glowing cable tips and thinking "I have no idea what this is but - the future - is - here)
Just awesome to see Skater Mike lives another day, dude would be probably be hyped to know we just all got to see his creation years later. Like a time capsule.
loved this video, its kind of sad seeing all of these save files, Knowing how much joy these games bought to people at the time, just for them now to be a forgotten memory lost in time.
Right I got so happy when saw mine XD
SOTET is Star Ocean Till the end of Time - Fantastic game, you could tell the first memory cards previous owner was a massive JRPG fan lol
and lots of xenosaga files lol and not to mention that the game is expensive now
@@timelymirror7826 don't remind me I sold my copy years ago 😭
I didn't have a PS2 when I was a kid but FFX and Kingdom Hearts were games that made me want one. Not surprised to see a lot of FFX save files.
surprised we saw a kh1 save but not 2.
i knew 10 was popular, but didn't know how much so at the time, i didn't get my copies of 10 and 10-2 until like 2005.
Honestly was just planning to have this in the back ground but when you started completing saves I couldn't look away. It would be awesome to see you do this way more. Especially completing games for save files. ❤
I would have loved to see some of those FFX saves and how they had their parties setup through the sphere grid
Awesome video as always 🎉
PrestiegeIsKey jumpscare
Why the sphere grid was more linear then the game itself,
@@MrPsyren99Clearly talking about the expert sphere grid, not the standard one.
@@gamingbytetv665 expert wasn't available on PS2 copies
@@MrPsyren99 Uh, yeah it was. Maybe not on NTSC copies which is a fair point considering where most of these cards came from, but to say it wasn't on ps2 copies at all is just flat out wrong.
I did this recently with my own ps1/2 cards. Very nostalgic, some of the saves brought vivid memories of the times in which I played the games. Pre 2000 when the world hadn't fallen off a cliff.
Brings a tear to my eye. RIP in peace to my memory cards that got stolen around 2003/4.
Great video. Still have my memory card seeing the date and time brings back memories it was like when we see trophies today. Memory cards was such underrated
My first trophy is from 2009, thats crazy, My PSN account is already 14 years old lol
This was genuinely fun and enjoyable to watch! The rush of memories from the PS2 era rushes back to me!
Thank you for the nostalgia blast from the past 😁
Oh the nostalgia of seeing what the menu of these memory cards looked like.. Amazing, love watching your videos.
I still have my PS2 I got back in 2006. Even now that I have switch and PS5, I still play PS2 the most! Truly a legendary gaming experience
Had 50004 in 2007-2010, died due to laser disc readed malfunction because of DVD-RW abusing. Not a huge deal, nowadays I play on PCSX2.
Great idea for a video. It’s always great looking back and seeing what others enjoyed.
I'd love to see you do this again. Great fun, and a hell of a lot of nostalgia.
One of your best videos! Love this type of nostalgia
This is fantastic! Hope you do more of these exploring game files!
I've been going HARD on PS2 lately so this is content! Memory Card misery is real with saves being stuck on a broken card. This was cathartic
For each one of those old saves from early 2000s there was a day back then where whoever owned those memory cards just played for the very last time
I've had two red ps2 memory cards and one black one for about 15 years now, and couldn't bring myself to delete any data, was searching ebay and found a bunch of different oem colors I didn't even know existed, ended up picking up a Clear memory card and I'm loving it👍 🙂
This was amazing! I’m going back playing this system currently remembering how many games I have that haven’t been played or even completed. I honestly think this system could last for many more years just off the fact of the library.
What an awesome concept man, looking forward to this
Incredible idea! I really hope to see more of these videos.
Oh man! The memory card slot in the PS2 disc boxes were such a cool feature. Bringing your own card to a friend's house always had me giddy. Miss those times. Thank you for making this nostalgic video.
Your channel's been a real delight so far, and I've only watched your Lair video. Someday I'd like to do this, but for PS3s - PS5s. It's gonna be hell of a lot different with the lack of fun physical content, but I'm inspired. Keep it up!
This gave me such great nostalgia feels. The loading screens. All the games that me and friends used to play. Great video
this makes me so nostalgic of going to gamestop and just buying loads of used memory cards.
i always thought it was so cool, seeing other peoples journeys and what they liked to play.
i do find it funny that most of the save files for ffx are from within sin. if you went from point a to point b all the way through the game with little to no grinding you were in for a hell of a boss battle. and im sure that turned many away, unless they just cheesed it with yojimbo... grinding is so fun in that game for some reason.
You really get a sense of what kind of gamer these people were from their old saves, and when they were playing them. Cool video idea
Awesome video, was cool to see some of the old games I played back in the day. Thank you.
Great idea for a video! Enjoyed it a lot👌🏼. Keep up the good work man
More of these please brother, what an idea.
Honestly sometimes I miss memory cards being able to share saves with friends and family. I remember giving my Uncle a complete save of gta sa.
once you've taken over all the terrority in the post game, there's no way other gangs can challenge you, is there? I can't remember it was so long ago
I actually tried this with my cousin back then. But I had the first revision and he had Platinum (Greatest Hits). The save I got him obviously didn't work, it said it was corrupted and restarted the game from the start. He was so mad at me lol but I was confused.
I found out much later that the early copies were not compatible with Platinum revisions. Same thing for Vice City.
@@Manic_Panic yeah so weird how copys that look similar can't be used.
Love these kind of videos. I love buying used memory cards and seeing what's on them. Would totally watch if this was a regular series that you made
holy crap this is a really good concept for a show, specially because I like that you even went to some of those games and completed them. I would be cool if you could do another episode like this in the future.
For some odd reason, each RE4 save is its own icon. Leon is a handgun while Ada is a butterfly symbol. DMC 3 is a mini clown. SH2 is a radio. SH3 is the bloody rabbit with fast walking animation. SH4 is those ghost head/fungi thing-y.
Always enjoy getting memory cards to see what saves they've got on them! I never delete the saves or anything, I just back them up. The oldest save I currently have is from 2001
There's something special here with you completing those games after all this time.
I would love to watch more of these types of videos. You should consider playing and finishing more PS2 save data! I would watch an entire series on this.
This is such a dope concept for a video! Keep up the good work.
It doesn't matter how hard you try, nobody is a completionist like Ryan.
The Completionist would beg to differ... 😅
@@skitzocalypso5840 who dat?
@beautepley8352
Jirard Khalil. Aka The Completionist. He's played over 300 games as part of his youtube channel, and plays them to 100% completion. He is well known...
@@skitzocalypso5840 I don't watch well known channels. I like chill, low key channels. I like supporting small channels. Mystic is like the biggest I'll go but I've been here for over a decade. I grew up with the guy.
I'm so glad I chose the PS2 after previously favoring other consoles like the SNES and N64. So many amazing games that, even now, I carry fond memories for like FFX being my first FF game and playing the original Yakuza.
I really enjoyed this video.
I like how the memory cards had the "magic gate" label on them, it really was a magic gate into each players lives.
I really hope you'll do more of these. Digital archeology is incredibly fascinating.
This is such a cool concept!!! Just thinking about how long ago they played the game and if they really enjoyed it, just the infinite amount of stories behind each memory card. 😊
I thought I was the only creep doing memory card snooping! haha I love the history behind these
this is such a good idea! great video as always, mystic
This is one of the coolest video concepts ive seen in a while. Awesome!
Getting a glimpse into people's gaming lives is so neat.
I know, I'm a chronic game switcher and restarter myself anyone else do that? if (and only if) I'm really enjoying a game I keep the original save but about 50% will start a new save and then jump between the 2 saves as I finish the last half. No idea why just what I do sometimes
@@sellingacoerwa8318 im the fucking worst for it...i need something to hook me immediately, then i need to just stay away from looking or thinking about anything else on my steam list or emulators. here's a good example, i started witcher 2 in march of 22, got through most of chapter 1 , just did the bath scene. then didn't open it again until may 2023.... the same thing happened to me with witcher 1 back in 2018....so i'll just restart and hopefully ignore everything else when i do.
What a great video! This is like reliving a persons life. Who knows where these people are now and what great stories they had!
Always love these kinds of nostalgic videos! Keep em up Mythic! :)
Oh I really enjoyed this video! I am one of those people who still play PS2 games to this day and get excitement from placing those disc in the slim console and seeing the memory card files for those games I never had played before. What's funny is I have the same kind of controller that is blue and even memory card being exactly the same shown at the beginning of this video! After watching this Ryan you make me want to get some used memory cards and see what save files could be stored on there and do what you did myself.
This was such a good idea for a video. Recently, me and my younger cousin found his old ps2 with original memory card and had a blast going through it. They had our Eye Toy profiles on there and it had screenshots of us from when we were 4 and 9 years old.
I love this series. Hope to see more!
Just came across your channel while I should be sleeping. Great content love the idea of looking on old memory cards and finishing games.
So many iconic games released in such a short period of time. I hope the tenkaichi reboot is decent. Sly is bound to come back too when people get tired of the movie games
game development was different back then
I had a 64 MB memory card, but it was soooo slow in comparison with the 8 MB official ones.
Didn't Sony end up releasing larger than 8mb official memory cards later in its life cycle? Or I'm just remembering wrong and they were all aftermarket made ones?
@@craigsampson3386 I'm not sure. The one I got was from a "licensed" third party.
This is such a cool and unique video idea! Well done! Love your stuff as always
Great idea for a video!!! Loved seeing Sly 2 again!
I recently started to collect ps2 memory cards from japan.
A lot of limited edition of ps2 memory cards like the hori tekken 5 and onimusha 3 and official ones that’s themed by ape escape and sonic heroes.
My man's really played through like half of Jak 3 in the middle of recording a video. Legend
I finally found a comment mentioning this. He loaded in with Jak finding out about the dark makers and just straight up finished the game. Props
Yes!! I've always wanted to do this,such a great idea,nice vid
actually super cool you finished some of those out, kinda feels like all the time they put into it was finally complete. cool video idea man
Still my favourite console ever.
I enjoyed looking at old saves. Good video.
This is some really unexpectedly entertaining content good job with this one man
I LOVE THIS IDEA!! Would love to this concept as a series
This video is awesome, love your channel and your ideas for videos!
Very good video man would love to see you do this again!
What a great idea for a video, really enjoyed this. Have a good one Ryan! 👍
This is such a great idea for a video! So nostalgic!! 👍🏻
Great video idea! this was super cool, thanks for sharing!
WOW was such a cool idea! would definitely want to see more from you - subscribed
This is such a cool and nostalgic video idea :) thanks for this.
What a great video.
I’ve got old memory cards that go back to the ps1 with the last saves on them being from 2004,
And the ps2 memory cards i own have saves as recent as 2022.
If i ever let them go, somebody is going to have a treasure trove of great game saves.
Everything from the tony hawk games, down to obscurities like Ribbit King
YO this was so nostalgic to watch lol you should do this more often lmao
Would love to see more videos with this idea! Total nostalgia trip
This is actually very creative of video! Keep doing ya thing 😊❤
I have a few memory cards that have previous owners saves I never tough them, or delete them unless I absolutely have to then I try to delete from a game that has multiple saves. Its fun to see and wonder what they were doing at the time. Great video!
just the startup sound alone, awe memories. Loved my memory cards, ps2 was brilliant, was glued to mine back then LOL
You should do more of this. This was very cool
Love this video, reminds me in the snes and n64 days playing off someone else’s save file when renting a game
Great video idea, keep up this good work!
Love this idea! Gotta try it out myself! Having a memory card to choose what to play would be a fun way to play since it's already so stressful to choose what to play since my PS2 collection is big