[quote name='Kapwanil']If you have the time I'd say grab an unused HD of a fairly large size (maybe 120 to 200 GB) and consider grabbing HDLoader.
Yes, yes, I know, it has its whole "OMG LETZ GRAB ISOS" BS that accompanies it but I'm a huge fan of the ability to take most of my games, rip them to the HD, and simply bring the HD with me to school with a good 30 - 50 games from my collection on it. Then most things I'd like to play are nice and available and I don't have to worry about them getting damaged in transit.
Otherwise I'd say aim for games with either long playtimes that you really want to play, games with some sort of New Game + aspect, has plenty of unlockables that you really want to get, and/or works well as a socialization sort of game.[/QUOTE] Is there any more information available about this HDLoader thing? I'm a new PS2 owner, so I'm a little late to the game. I checked out the forums on the official HDLoader page, but it seems populated by tons of thugs who are out to download iso's and rip games to their modded ps2s.
Is this software compatible with a slim ps2? How does the HD connect to the ps2? I read that it connects via the ethernet port, but how exactly does that connection work? Don't you need some sort of adapter? All I need is a HD and this software to back up my (official ps2) games right? The only reason to mess with other software is to dive into the shady world of downloading iso's off the net, right?
Sorry if this is off-topic, but maybe it could help the OP as well.