In this first music game episode Jenn takes a look at beatmania on the PS2 and some of the games it inspires on the PC and PSP. She also takes a stroll down memory lane to the first music game she can remember playing. (17:45)
Feedback: Wanna be a dancing fool? You’ve got options: Dance Dance Revolution, In The Groove, StepMania, Pump it Up! What’s you favourite? What types of songs do you find make your feet happy? Do you think those of us that like these types of games have something wrong in the head? :)
Jenn takes a break from sleeping off mono and playing games to record this brief holiday episode. She’s got a (slightly) evil gift giving tip and announces the first ever OpenAlpha contest! (4:41)
Now that the hype is over, it’s time to see how the latest Star Wars games stand on their own. OpenAlpha.tv takes a look at the Episode III PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS game, as well as Lego Star Wars. As a follow-up segment, Open Alpha delves into the problems with the blue Lego Star Wars PS2 disc and how to overcome it. (10:38).
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (PS2) – 2 out of 5
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (NDS) – 3 out of 5
Lego Star Wars (PS2) – 4 out of 5
Lego Star Wars PC Demo available at Downloads.com.
If you would rather go the FilePlanet route, go right ahead.
Things I Left Out*
*because I am a goof
If you tend to play your PS2 vertically most of the time, you’ll
have to lie it flat to get around Blue Disc Read Errors. Also, another
simple non-technical fix involves running the PS2 Diagnostic before
booting a blue disc. This will align the laser and often avoid those
pesky DREs. If you have any more fixes, quick or otherwise, let me know
and I’ll add them here.
Please be very careful with the following guides. Only you are
responsible for the prolonged life of your system and the guide authors
will likely tell you the same thing in all caps. If you are not
comfortable with this sort of work, please do not attempt. OpenAlpha.tv
is not responsible for any of the following external links. I’ll redo
my own later on since I accidentally deleted my photos.
