Square Enix No Card in Memory Slot Bug FFIX?

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  1. scrod7

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    Just bought FFIX after just buying a PS2. Was very excited since I was a huge fan of VII and VIII, and it was such a long break between 8 and 9.

    Anyway's, after playing for a while I get to the first save spot and when I try to save I get a No Memory Card in Slot 1 error, when I try to save in slot 1. This came as a surprise since there WAS a memory card in slot 1 with about 6.5 MB of space. The other 1.5MB of space having been used on Madden 03.

    Anyone know about any problems with FFIX detecting memory cards. I went out and bought another hoping it was the card (changing slots didn't help BTW.). So now I have two memory cards in 2 slots and neither are detected.

    I'm using what I thought to be standard PS2 memory card's nothing fancy, no strange brands. The only thing I notice is they are using Magic Gate technology whatever that is (3rd party OEM maybe?)

    I am using NTSC on both PS2 and FFIX. I have a version 4 PS2. Memory cards work on other games such as madden '03. I've read the memory cards can be glitchy, any ideas that can help me out would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    scrod7, Oct 21, 2002
  2. BakaMattSu

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    Not a bug. Neither is it the fault of the game.

    *ALL* PSX games you use won't be able to detect your 8 MB PS2 memory cards... You have to plug in and use a standard PSX memory card. Kind've a bummer, but those games were made before the new memory card - so you need old ones. Fortunately, they're still easy to get, and cheap.
     
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    BakaMattSu, Oct 21, 2002
  3. scrod7

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    Thanks

    I didnt realize it was a PSX game, thought it was PS2, never would have figured it out.

    Thank you.
     
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    scrod7, Oct 22, 2002
  4. Evilo

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    Am I a complete numscull, PS2 memory cards are for PS2, PS1 are for PS1 games, but that was an honest mistake.
    [edited by Drunk: Ha, not on my watch. Let's try to keep things civil?]
     
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    Evilo, Oct 23, 2002
  5. GenericHero5

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    Whoa there Evilo, keep it calm. There was no reason for that, and plus you spelled numbskull wrong.

    PS- Scrod, an easy way to tell the games apart is by looking at the bottom. If it's black, its a PS1 game. If it's blue, its a PS2 game.

    [EDITO NUMERO UNO PARA HOY!!!!!]Edited for lack of better things to do.[/EDITO!]
     
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    GenericHero5, Oct 23, 2002
  6. Izzy

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    Actually, I believe it's more of a purplish-type color. ;) Anyway, PS2 games also come as DVDRoms, so they can look almost like normal CDs on the bottom. Another way to tell is PS2 games usually have a BIG "PLAYSTATION 2" logo right at the bottom. You can't miss it, almost as much as the disk color.

    Ah, and all PS2 games come with a DVD slip cover, PS games come in CD jewels. And...MagicGate is actually a way to compress those files to fit that 8 megs in there, I believe.
     
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    Izzy, Oct 23, 2002
  7. GenericHero5

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    Darn you, Izzy, i felt smart for a second...lol

    Anyway, jsut remember: Black bottom games = ps1
     
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    GenericHero5, Oct 24, 2002
  8. Izzy

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    LOL, nah dude, I wouldn't even have KNOWN it was purple if it weren't for the fact that you said they were another color. I had to go and check out all the games until I found an unDVD game to check. ;)
     
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    Izzy, Oct 24, 2002
  9. Bloodberry

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    my copy of ffx has a silver back to it...sooooo, just check the case. it should tell you four times. and once on the disc itself
     
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    Bloodberry, Oct 25, 2002

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