I think it’s an RTS, I haven’t had the chance to find out! :(

I’ve packed it all away again until I have time and energy to try fixing it

Well I was thinking it’s more like 5 years old so \_(*.*)_/

I was actually thinking about buying an Xbox One for Halo Wars 2. Surely it’s not 15 years old yet?? I still think of it as the new Xbox since I own a 360…

I’ve got a multimeter but no experience with PS1 PCBs. When I’ve got some more time to dedicate to it, I’ll have a more thorough look I hope

I’ll have you know that PS1 outputs to a TV aerial! Even new TVs have that connection still!

Nah, it’s not the same. There’s something more visceral and real about playing with the original hardware and controller, for me anyway

I prefer the real thing to an emulator, for PlayStation at least. I did try an emulator years ago but it’s not as good.

Power supply fuse is good, but I didn’t disassemble far enough to see the motherboard. Hopefully it will be as easy as replacing that fuse! Thanks for the tip

I do have both of those things but I don’t feel I have the expertise. Maybe I’ll give it a go in a few days.

It makes a high-pitched whine when plugged in, I also wondered if that could be a capacitor making the noise. Or maybe the coil right near the incoming power supply, I could imagine that making such a notice as well

I’ll have to check about the backwards compatibility, I’m sure a newer device would be easier to buy. I did have a PS2 once but I must have sold it… Maybe it went towards a Wii?

I ran an emulator on my laptop a few years ago but it’s just not the same. Thanks for the suggestion though! I do play some Pokémon Blue, Crystal and Emerald on an emulator from time to time

Yep, we bought it second-hand probably more than 20 years ago. It had a good run

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Yum yum, get those kiddy pics!