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New DSL, want to get online, so where do I start?
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| Bluesman 2004-10-18, 5:47 pm |
| Greetings ~
Just got DSL, want to hook up the PS2. I know I need the network
adapter thing for $40, but what games are out there? Is it only new
games they put up for a year then the rest are gone? (like, can you
still play Madden 2003 or ATV2 online?)
Suggestions for hooking up and the best online games appreciated.
Bluesman
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| Angry Red Herring 2004-10-19, 12:45 am |
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Bluesman wrote:
quote:
> Greetings ~
>
> Just got DSL, want to hook up the PS2. I know I need the network
> adapter thing for $40, but what games are out there? Is it only new
> games they put up for a year then the rest are gone? (like, can you
> still play Madden 2003 or ATV2 online?)
>
> Suggestions for hooking up and the best online games appreciated.
>
>
> Bluesman
I'm sending mine through a router; the DSL goes into the router and out
to my PC, my wife's PC, and the PS2. I already had the router, so I
just bought a 100ft cable (50ft too much, heh) and snaked it behind
furniture and under parts of the carpet out to the living room. I had
no problems following the manual and CD Tutorial to set it up; it was
all very simple.
I did Tony Hawk 3 first, and that was quite fun; also nice that you can
just free skate and not have to challenge anybody to play (the host
decides when a contest will begin, and between contests, you just skate
around).
I tried SSX3, but nobody wanted to race, only chat. And you had to get
someone to accept a challenge before you could play at all, so that
experiment didn't last long.
I tried 007 Everything or Nothing, but couldn't log on 'cause I couldn't
remember my doggone EA online password from SSX3. Still don't know what
it's like.
I'm playing Mortal Kombat Deception now, and that's a lot of fun-- but
for the most part, I don't care whether I'm winning or losing because I
accept that I suck at fighting games. The more competitive elements
could give you a better evaluation. But I like it, plus not only can
you play the fighting game, but you can also play the chess kombat and
puzzle kombat online as well.
My buddy brught over Burnout 3 the other night, and we played Crash and
Road Rage online all night. I gotta get my own copy. That game's a
blast, and the online is great too (don't know about the straight
racing, tho'; we're Crash junkies).
--
"Let your anger be like the monkey in the piņata; hiding in the candy,
hoping the kids don't break through." - Master Tang
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| Bluesman 2004-10-19, 9:45 am |
| Angry Red Herring <angryred@hypercon.com> wrote in message news:<ne_cd.7377$Al3.5307@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>...
quote:
> Bluesman wrote:
>
> I'm sending mine through a router; the DSL goes into the router and out
> to my PC, my wife's PC, and the PS2. I already had the router, so I
> just bought a 100ft cable (50ft too much, heh) and snaked it behind
> furniture and under parts of the carpet out to the living room. I had
> no problems following the manual and CD Tutorial to set it up; it was
> all very simple.
>
> I did Tony Hawk 3 first, and that was quite fun; also nice that you can
> just free skate and not have to challenge anybody to play (the host
> decides when a contest will begin, and between contests, you just skate
> around).
>
> I tried SSX3, but nobody wanted to race, only chat. And you had to get
> someone to accept a challenge before you could play at all, so that
> experiment didn't last long.
>
> I tried 007 Everything or Nothing, but couldn't log on 'cause I couldn't
> remember my doggone EA online password from SSX3. Still don't know what
> it's like.
>
> I'm playing Mortal Kombat Deception now, and that's a lot of fun-- but
> for the most part, I don't care whether I'm winning or losing because I
> accept that I suck at fighting games. The more competitive elements
> could give you a better evaluation. But I like it, plus not only can
> you play the fighting game, but you can also play the chess kombat and
> puzzle kombat online as well.
>
> My buddy brught over Burnout 3 the other night, and we played Crash and
> Road Rage online all night. I gotta get my own copy. That game's a
> blast, and the online is great too (don't know about the straight
> racing, tho'; we're Crash junkies).
Thanks for the post - so the CD tutorial you refer to, that comes with
the adapter cable I assume? And does each game give you a specific
web address to use, or is there on big website for the ps2 that
everyone goes to?
Great that the old games like TH3 and SSX3 can still be played online
- I was afraid it was only the new stuff.
Bluesman
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| Rev Brian 2004-10-20, 6:45 am |
| Bluesman wrote:
quote:
> Greetings ~
>
> Just got DSL, want to hook up the PS2. I know I need the network
> adapter thing for $40, but what games are out there? Is it only new
> games they put up for a year then the rest are gone? (like, can you
> still play Madden 2003 or ATV2 online?)
>
> Suggestions for hooking up and the best online games appreciated.
>
>
> Bluesman
EA usually takes down the old game servers when the new version commes out.
socom II now a greatist hits title. atv 2, lots of games can be played
online usually marked on the front of the box.
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| Bluesman 2004-10-25, 6:45 am |
| Angry Red Herring <angryred@hypercon.com> wrote in message news:<ne_cd.7377$Al3.5307@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>...
quote:
> Bluesman wrote:
>
> I'm sending mine through a router; the DSL goes into the router and out
> to my PC, my wife's PC, and the PS2. I already had the router, so I
> just bought a 100ft cable (50ft too much, heh) and snaked it behind
> furniture and under parts of the carpet out to the living room. I had
> no problems following the manual and CD Tutorial to set it up; it was
> all very simple.
>
> I did Tony Hawk 3 first, and that was quite fun; also nice that you can
> just free skate and not have to challenge anybody to play (the host
> decides when a contest will begin, and between contests, you just skate
> around).
>
> I tried SSX3, but nobody wanted to race, only chat. And you had to get
> someone to accept a challenge before you could play at all, so that
> experiment didn't last long.
>
> I tried 007 Everything or Nothing, but couldn't log on 'cause I couldn't
> remember my doggone EA online password from SSX3. Still don't know what
> it's like.
>
> I'm playing Mortal Kombat Deception now, and that's a lot of fun-- but
> for the most part, I don't care whether I'm winning or losing because I
> accept that I suck at fighting games. The more competitive elements
> could give you a better evaluation. But I like it, plus not only can
> you play the fighting game, but you can also play the chess kombat and
> puzzle kombat online as well.
>
> My buddy brught over Burnout 3 the other night, and we played Crash and
> Road Rage online all night. I gotta get my own copy. That game's a
> blast, and the online is great too (don't know about the straight
> racing, tho'; we're Crash junkies).
Thanks for the post - so the CD tutorial you refer to, that comes with
the adapter cable I assume? And does each game give you a specific
web address to use, or is there on big website for the ps2 that
everyone goes to?
Great that the old games like TH3 and SSX3 can still be played online
- I was afraid it was only the new stuff.
Bluesman
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