How to Play Copied PlayStation Games Without a Modchip

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This guide should help you to play your copied/burned PlayStation games without a Modchip.

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    You may find it in your old game collection, on e-bay, or from your friend's or family's games. It doesn’t matter; just get yourself a game.
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    Locate the clips which keep the lid shut. Put a piece of electrical tape on the button below the clip on the inside of the PlayStation so the PlayStation will spin while the lid is open. After you place the tape, when you open the lid the tape should be stuck in the button, holding it down.
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    After the game loads to the second black screen, listen for the sound of the PlayStation reading the disc. (The disc speed will slow down and then speed up again.)
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    Wait for it to finish reading, then switch your copied disc back with your original disc.
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    As soon as the screen switches to the next screen, put in your copied CD and it should load up.
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    Will this work for the PS3?
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    No, not unless you have a PS3 slim. Also, this can (and has) kill a lot of PlayStations, so it's not a good idea.
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    Which type of disc should I use?
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    You must use a CD, preferably a CD-R and not a CD-RW. The PS1 cannot read DVDs. Any brand of CD should work, however, if you try to burn games to a certain brand of CD, not DVD, and none of them work, you may want to try another brand.
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      Things You'll Need

      • A computer
      • Blank CD
      • PlayStation 1
      • PlayStation game
      • CD burning program (Google ImgBurn, a free CD burning program)

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