Repairing Playstation Games??

[1vngal]

My copy of Crash Bandicoot is scratched!!! It plays fine up until half was through Hog Wild on the first island, then it just freezes.


Is it fixable??? If so how?

[HoZy]

Used to happen a bit with dodgy burns, too fast a speed or not good enough media.

Cheers
MaT

[Troy711]

genuine copy or pirate copy?

[KingDiamond]

Most video stores can remove scratches and they come up like new.

I had to get my SwapMagic DVD (allows me to play burnt PS2 games) done and it cost like $4, better than paying $60 to replace it.

[VNexecutive]

if it is a legal copy take it to video ezy or any rental place like that, chop them out 5 bucks and they will clean it for you if the scratches arent too deep. if they are you may aswell buy it again cos it probably cant be fixed.

EDIT: Damm you KingDiamond!!

[1vngal]

genuine copy or pirate copy?

Genuine copy. It's just starting to get a little worn, and scratched. I'd just buy a new copy, but you can't buy them any more.

[1vngal]

if it is a legal copy take it to video ezy or any rental place like that, chop them out 5 bucks and they will clean it for you if the scratches arent too deep. if they are you may aswell buy it again cos it probably cant be fixed.

I've heard the cleaning process that they do at the video stores make it worse.

[stocky]

use methylated spirits to clean the disc. saved a few of my cds.

theres also a method using toothpaste

[VNexecutive]

I've heard the cleaning process that they do at the video stores make it worse.

it sounds like itd make the cd worse because they basically sand the face down lol.. but honestly its worth it. i did it to my old halo game, it wouldnt even load, after getting it cleaned by video ezy it worked perfect.

all they do is sand off part of the layer of the cd, it only means if it gets heaps of scratches again it may not be fixable.

but its better than forking out money for a new game.. plus, if your a regular customer they do it for free sometimes.

[1vngal]

Has anyone tried and tested the toothpaste theory??

[1vngal]

it sounds like itd make the cd worse because they basically sand the face down lol.. but honestly its worth it. i did it to my old halo game, it wouldnt even load, after getting it cleaned by video ezy it worked perfect.

all they do is sand off part of the layer of the cd, it only means if it gets heaps of scratches again it may not be fixable.

but its better than forking out money for a new game.. plus, if your a regular customer they do it for free sometimes.

Looking at the back of it, I can only see fine little scratches. Nothing too deep.

[Troy711]

Has anyone tried and tested the toothpaste theory??

no, but ive heard it works wonders

[VNexecutive]

never heard of the toothpaste theory. and if they arent deep scratches just take it to get cleaned by them. youll be amazed at how clean they come up. if you are in doubt just ask an experienced person at the video store about what happens to the cd when they put it in the machine.

[stocky]

idea behind toothpaste is that it can fill in the scratches and dry clear. metho does a similar thing

[Julie]

I'll vouch for the video store fix too, had it done on a couple of dvds they work perfect now

[Patrio7]

used to work for a harvey norman that had a cd re-surfacer

yes it scratches the disk but then it gets finer and finer till they get a felt pad with a polish solution

my xbox game ( Rallisport Challenge 2 ) was a mongrel to load till i re-surfaced it, works better now ( though my xbox never liked that particular game ) but i have seen it do a sweet job on a variety of CD's well worth it imho

or for a cheaper idea, i had someone use armor-all once, never tired it myself though..

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Genuine copy. It's just starting to get a little worn, and scratched. I'd just buy a new copy, but you can't buy them any more.

I got one, and no you can't have it.....I bet you wish you liked my avatar now huh . It must be pretty bad not to work though, a couple of my games are scratched up and they still work.

[1vngal]

I got one, and no you can't have it.....I bet you wish you liked my avatar now huh . It must be pretty bad not to work though, a couple of my games are scratched up and they still work.

Nope, still dont like your avatar. It still works, it's just that one bit. I have a game saved where I've passed that part, and it works fine after that. It must just be that one little spot on the disc.

[tim2x]

I had a copy of final fantasy VII for Ps1 that i wanted repaired... Took it to video ezy to get them to do it (6 bucks) they screwed it even more.

Anyway, alot of people swear by using Brasso and just buff it as u would a car. You can try that, if that doesnt work you prob wont have much luck mate, try getting a copy of ebay.

Good luck

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

I use cut n polish then poly diamond glaze polish using a soft cotton rag. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

[MikesVT]

Manda!!

Are you talking about PS1 ?? (I dunno if ps2 has crash bandicoot)

And is it the first crash bandicoot your talking about??

I have that n its just sitting in the back of a ...

you just got on msn.. lol finish this there

[1vngal]

Manda!!

Are you talking about PS1 ?? (I dunno if ps2 has crash bandicoot)

And is it the first crash bandicoot your talking about??

I have that n its just sitting in the back of a ...

you just got on msn.. lol finish this there

Bahahahahahahahha, talk about timing. (Crash did have a PS2 game. Well, more than one. Crash Nitro Kart, and Twinsanity. Dunno if there is anymore apart from those.)

[MikesVT]

Looks like we've found the solution...

Once again, Mike to the rescue haha

My internet went all skitzo so we couldnt really talk on msn... (damn dodo, internet the flies - out my f-ing window!) haha

By the way, I found it, as well as a few others, so i'll give u a little list n u can choose what you want

[JD]

toothpaste theory works, my dad loves to scratch cd's so he uses it all the time.