My Poor Baby.

So after a long, long wait, I finally get a PS2 fliptop, some boot discs, and King of Colosseum 2. If you know me, you know I'm a pretty big Puro fan, and this game is my heaven, only real. It was initially to be a Christmas gift, but through much grovelling I was allowed to get my hands on it early.

Eager and excited I began the PS2 modification process, which involved taking off certain bits and putting other bits on. It all works wonderfully until I go to put the fliptop on. It didn't fit quite right. I knew I checked the compatibility chart, so this had to be the right top, right? Wrong. I had somehow bought a fliptop for an older PS2 version, so it didn't fit right. About this time I started feeling sick. I had finally come within reach, and I screwed it up, a feeling I know all too well.

Determined, I make it fit as well as I can and hope that it'll still suffice. Now, the PS2 is a very fragile piece of hardware, so I was taking quite a risk at this point. I hooked it all back up, and popped in my swap magic disc (required to play imports), put the lid down and turned it on. The sound I heard wasn't what I wanted. The fliptop lid was rubbing on the disc, creating an awful noise and making my soul hurt. I then went to plan C... or D, I forget.... Plan whatever was to try with the lid open. This seemed to work, I put on the game and started playing.

I had time for one match (which RULED) and a little translating before the disc popped off of the spinner, with the spinner still moving, potentially ruining pretty much everything. Screaming like my own child was hit by a bus, I frantically cut the power and examine the disc for damage, of which, thankfully, there was none. I also think I cradled the disc and assured it that everything was ok, but I'm not sure on that one.

This morning I ordered the correct fliptop, and I should be in business on Friday..... /twitches

Moral of the story: You can never pay enough attention. But who cares about morals anyway.