PS1 My PS1 is dying. LET’S PLAY RIDGE RACER ON IT!

[TamagotchiTamaHero24]

So, my PS1 is starting to fry. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I usually need to flip it upside down to get it to work. It’s not TOO BAD because I have multiple things that can play PS1 games, but you know me: I’d like to play PS1 on an actual PS1. It’s a passion system for me, which means I love it irrespective of better options existing.

Today, after a few resets, I got Ridge Racer to work. It was all fine until the loading system ended, at which point the horrors began. It seems that not all the textures were loaded properly, resulting in… this.

 

[Action_Hank]

Maybe you should instead disassemble the console and find the fried capacitor or whatever.

 

[Required Username]

Have you considered buying a replacement optical drive?

 

[TruxtonTatsujin]

Same thing happened to mine, I used my PS1 for a good year upside down until the laser finally gave out.
Thankfully it's actually really easy to replace, simple as unplugging the old one and putting in the new. Just make sure you buy the right one for your model.