PS2 Online Game Memories

[@ghost5175]

I never played a single online game on PS2. I didn't have internet back then :(

[@Olie956]

You missed out.

[@nicolaslatorre810]

You still can. Just need the to insert DNS manually.

[@SethTalksFilm]

SOCOM online was life-changing. I wish everyone could have experienced it. I met so many great people that I still talk with to this very day. Just incredible!

[@CStove]

Love these kind of vloggy game memory type vids, Pete. I love the collection updates and stuff too but something about the passion and nostalgia behind gaming is amazing.

[@CStove]

Yeah, I love HCG too!

[@DaFuzZ7]

Star Wars Battlefront 2 on PS2 is still online surprisingly, which is awesome. I played that and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory online with spy vs. merc so much.

[@DaFuzZ7]

and Killzone 1.

[@That_Handle]

All these titles for PS2 are still playable online including the first Killzone albeit Chaos Theory is only by way of LAN-tunneling - Spy vs. Mercenary is where that shines.

[@SuburbanSensei]

First game I played with voice chat was SOCOM. I remember being so into that game! Me and a random guy started a clan together, because we met and a random match and having a good time. It was really cool because I have fond memories of our group getting together one night a week and playing together, or talking over IM about strategies for different maps. Good times! Now a days a lot of multiplayer games seem more about "Can you quickscope?!" when back in the day it was more like "Do you know what teamwork is?"

[@franwex]

My first console online with voice chat was Rainbow Six 3 on the Xbox. Before that I was into Midnight Club 2 and played it online sometimes.

[@PoPoWanObi]

Man, Resident Evil Outbreak was the online RE and it was absolutely awesome for the RE series. Being able to wander around knowing you had other friends somewhere; not knowing if they were dead, or alive. You kinda made semi-prepped plans in the lobby of who was doing what objective, but for the best fun it was to go in with new comers on your first time for full immersiveness.

[@Tweeeeble]

Socom 2 was my very first online game. I played it almost all throughout sixth grade(lol) and through that entire summer and even longer. That same summer I think I got an original xbox. But I will never forget playing Socom 1 and 2 online. Remember only ONE person could talk at a time and you had to hold the circle button? hahahaha wow it's crazy. I wish they could remake it but like you said they have since closed :( oh well. very fond memories.

[@nicolaslatorre810]

2:21 servers for twisted metal black online are back up.

[@ILIKETURTLES16]

My very first game I played with voice chat was Counter-Strike. That game absolutly defined my life in middle school and into high school. The first console game with voice chat I played was Warhawk or the original Resistance.

[@SomethingJapanese]

I love your videos, Pete! You are so knowledgeable about this stuff and you also make excellent videos! Whenever I see you've posted something new I get very excited! I remember playing SSX 3 online and a few other games like Socom. But I never really got into online gaming until Xbox 360.

[@GameRandomly]

I played Halo 3 around christmas time after launch. That was my first game online with voice chat.

[@101stsurvivor]

Oh man, champions of norrath brings back some memories. Used to go over to my friends house after school every friday and we would play the crap out of that game. Loved it.

[@LongLiveTheGamer]

First online game that I've played with voice chat was Animal Crossing: City Folk. I spent over 2000 hours on it and that memory will always be with me.

[@TheWonderingMan]

Regarding online games for the PS2; in my collection I had much fun with TimeSplitter and Socom. My best memories are with Need for Speed Undergound 2, there was so much to do there, from tuning your car, parts, a lot of races and able to create your own unique car based on the cars in the game was awesome, there was also a chat system. Tony Hawk Underground 2 was a lot of fun with all the different modes available, even the other games from the Tony Hawk series were fun online. Note: I used a PS2 network disc on my PS2 slim to play those games. It still works today.

[@That_Handle]

If you're still equipped with a PS2 or B-C PS3, all those games you mentioned and more can be played online again. As for the _TimeSplitters 2_ and _Future Perfect,_ though, the only online multiplayer that's possible is LAN-tunneling or, as an alternative, shared-screen remote play (via parsec, etc.). _PS2 Online Gaming_ and _PS2 Online - Communidad Oficial_ have uploaded various titles' online play among other individual content creators.

[@RobotNinja01]

My first online console experience was Quake 3 Arena for the Dreamcast. My first online gaming experience was actually Gunbound on the PC. There was also the Magic The Gathering Online game back in the day on Windows 95 I do believe. I put a lot of hours into that game. If MUDs count, those are actually my first real online gaming experience. Still hate Telnet to this day.

[@DDReaper16]

Time Splitters: Future Perfect. One of my favorite games on the PS2 and lots of time spent online. Was really disappointed, as well as others, when EA pulled the plug on the servers

[@wifidude98]

I find it really strange that they pulled the servers down so quick. The game had only been out for like what.. less than 2 years?

[@DDReaper16]

Martin Milk I had actually called EA about it when I noticed it was down for like a week and they said their server up time was only intended to be about 2 years. But yeah, it was too soon and many other people agreed

[@Koolkid736]

serious sam is AMAZING! used to play it constantly on gamecube and now i play it fairly often on PC.

[@ItsTheJoeJoe]

My first online game was Phantasy Star Online.

[@ThePSXcollector]

I really enjoyed going online with my PS2, well I was more blown away by the fact I was using a console online lol

[@HiddenAdept]

First console game with voice chat for me was Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II for Xbox. Definitely favourite online action RPG for a long time.

[@Dat_Zupra_Dude]

Dude that game is awesome. That game still has continuing series, but it is Japanese and they are not thinking about making a English version. Still check it out. It is awesome!

[@Milky-Hazard]

Twisted Metal Black is back online through Private servers. AutoModelista also have a person working to bring it back online. :)

[@xTheCommodore]

I never got my PS2 online, but I remember really wishing I could afford a network adapter to play Jak X and Star Wars Battlefront online. Now it's too late. :(

[@Haddley333]

Sadly, didn't get into PS2 online, even though I wanted to so bad (woudl have been obsessed with socom) I played online with PSO on dreamcast....best memories ever

[@MrMagooeygoo]

My first online game was PGR 3 on Xbox 360. Playing online for the first time was kind of mind blowing for me at the time.

[@cryingzombie]

I had been playing ''Champions: Return to Arms'' since Day Two!

[@HeyMrFarley]

the first game I ever played online was SOCOM 2i remember being able to play with people all over the world from my ps2 blow my mind best feeling at that time

[@SurfcasterX]

I was a huge SOCOM guy. I played them all the way through to Combined Assault. I loved those games. I also really liked death matches in XIII, but it never had many people on the servers, even around it's launch. It was solid, though. I remember when Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence was released, I had to preorder it (even though I already had MGS3) just to get Metal Gear Online. You had to do a lot of port-forwarding and configuration on your PC/router to get it to connect properly and then it was kind of a let down. The maps were really small, as I recall. It was fun for a bit, though.

[@kratkilla]

First Online games i ever played: PC: Diablo II Original Xbox: Halo 2 Good times

[@RE-LOOIE]

Love the entire shelf dedicated to Klonoa behind you, Pete :D Really enjoyable video too. I hope you have a few more of these PS2 memories videos in store for us!

[@Marineassassin]

Thousands of hours in Socom 2 for me. Those servers were up for 10 years! Zipper messed up bad.looking forward to Hhour i have high hopes. Thanks for the uploads Pete, love the podcast too.

[@icelord89]

I fucking LOVED Resident Evil Outbreak. It's how I wanted RE5's online to play.

[@superbaconish]

I remember Ratchet Deadlock online. And Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater Online. :-)

[@VideoGameExplorers]

The only online game I've ever played online on the PS2 is Ratchet Deadlocked. You could hook up a keyboard and type to the people you were playing with, had some cool conversations. I was back in 2010 and only about 10 people were on at any time.

[@MikeyHansen]

It's great that you've started making a lot of vids again mate!

[@SPac316]

My memories are with Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3(and games that followed it), Twisted Metal:Black online, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2006 and Final Fantasy XI. Good times! My first console game with voice chat I played was Alien Front Online for the Dreamcast.

[@pitt41]

socom was the greatest ps2 online game ever. frostfire- bitter jungle- desert glory ahh the memories

[@redxix88]

Killzone and Timesplitters: FP. Timesplitters was so much fun online!

[@DrBoX89]

Socom series, man. I completely agree with you. My favorite shooters of all time are socom 1 and 2. That obsession is something I understand greatly. I spent many many many days sitting in class in middle school waiting for that bell to ring to hop online and start fragging away. To this day, I still miss that series more than any other game.

[@colonel_fox]

Metal Gear Online in MGS3 Subsistance was my first try at online console gaming :)

[@Inubito]

The one I played the most online was Auto Modellista, unfortunately because of the "wall bouncing" it just ended up with who can slam into the walls at the best angle instead of actual racing. Took a lot of the fun out of it. I actually bought the big network/hard drive adapter for the old fat PS2 to play it as well.

[@miidylan]

Always love these videos Pete! I never was able to get my PS2 online....probably my mind would have been blown.

[@Xearrik]

I can't believe that you didn't play Metal Gear Solid 3 Online. Such a fun game!!! There are TONS of videos of it on KZbin. Just search for MGO 1. MGS4 had MGO 2

[@AdiSneakerFreak]

PC game, Delta Force series... Awesome online games... Paved the way long before Battlefield and COD.

[@Sbanger58]

PS2's COD3 is still online...However, fan base has dwindled quite a bit since most players are on PS3 & PS4 now. You can still find me playing there on the weekends.

[@JohannvanderZee]

Sbanger58 do you still play online on PS2

[@Sbanger58]

JohannvanderZee Thanks for asking but sorry Bro, COD3 servers were taken down sometime in April or May of 2016, so although I still play games on my PS2, I haven't played any online since that time. I'm now fooling around putting up gaming vids on youtube...you're welcome to check out my channel if you like...

[@JohannvanderZee]

Sbanger58 you can still play all call of duty games online with dnas 186.34.189.167

[@Sbanger58]

JohannvanderZee Thanks for sharing the info Bro... I'll try and see if it works for me. I work a full time job so I'll probably play only on the weekends if I don't get too busy with other things, and actually have some free time to play. How many people actually still play COD3 online?

[@slappytheclown4]

I was never able to get online to work on my ps2 during its generation, so the first game i played where i used voice chat was the demo for Lost Planet that came with my Xbox 360. Man, my 15 year old self was amazed that i could talk to people in the same game without needing a phone.

[@crimson-foxtwitch2581]

Games with LAN support(Like SOCOM or Gran Turismo 4) can be LAN tunneled through Xlink Kai, which essentially allows for online multiplayer.

[@Nardz024]

+Lux Sandre Sweet, someone else was talking about this just 2 hours ago? I'm glad you posted, more people need to know. Right next to Xlink Kai, there's also a few hardcore fans out there working on dedicated servers for a couple online games that didn't have LAN support. (Like Everquest Online Adventures and the original SOCOM, Can't wait)...i'm sure before you know it other great inactive games will get teams to work on them and pop up again too...I'm just hoping at some point someone resurrects Killzone! Damn multiplayer was awesome..Charging in while lighting someone up with the Helghast base weapon, then nailing them with the shotgun secondary right in the head two feet away because they were too stunned to do anything, was seriously the best thing ever. TAtatatataBOOSH-Argg! the ISA secondary on the base weapon was awesome too, lobbing a grenade into a little room with a team of Helghasts and getting two or three guys with one shot HAHAha was so much fun.......damn.. I miss it..

[@mrnemo204]

Crimson-fox Twitch people have actually reverse engineer the GameSpy protocol so you can play ps2 online.

[@stupidbluebird]

I still play Star Wars Battlefront 2 online on the PS2 every now and then

[@whatever305j]

socom truly changed my life thank you zipper

[@bestbry1]

Some of these games are online again on fanservers! You should make a nostalgia trip and try them all again

[@darrouken]

Halo 3 was my first online experience with voice chat.

[@robertnemeth6025]

First online game I played with voice chat was Halo 2 , I love that game so much lol

[@zachmanrulez]

The first game I played with a voice chat (and might also have been my first game altogether) was Halo 2

[@sxcrobbie3908]

I got online too late to bother mentioning,so I'll just mention my fondest early gaming moments.The three that really stand out for me are Little Big Planet,Dragon's Dogma but most importantly Oblivion.Oblivion,first game that really made me feel like I could never complete it,and made me feel like I was in a whole new world.Dragon's Dogma,even though it had a small map,at the beginning made me feel like the map was massive,similar feeling to Oblivion.LBP,fondest online memories probably,along with DC Universe online for PS3.

[@andrecourtemanche5411]

Ps2 is still online by changing dns from auto to manual and puting in dns for that game there are communitys and tuitorials on.how to do it. You dont need any hacks or anything it is easy.

[@jayc5413]

MECHASSAULT on XBOX LIVE.... OMG so many awesome memories.... breaking new ground as a young teen. my god the memories.

[@cryingzombie]

''Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest'' provided my first online gaming experience! It still kicks ass! ''Champions: Return to Arms'' is still one of my favorite PlayStation 2 games!

[@VectrexRoli]

Even many servers were closed down, many games still work peer-to-peer with a 2nd PS2 and a network cable. Great multiplayer fun. ;-)

[@RaBBiTT123]

My older brother and I played so much everquest online via the ps2. It was so much fun. Had to get the big brick of an attachment to be able to connect to the net. I remember the bee hive to were talking about. I also recall the "amazing graphics" the game had to offer. =p But what I remember most was the trouble we had staying connected. With all it was lacking I still had tons of fun.

[@Xfullboost]

ATV Offroad Fury series was my first PS2 online experience. Holds a special place in my 'gaming' heart :-)

[@CapChronic]

First online console game was Return to Castle Wolfenstein(xbox) when ever that came out. First game I ever played online for pc was Red Alert 2(2000) and played that for quite a while.

[@FatMike]

socom was so great using the battleground site to roganize clan battles etc...

[@frylock456]

First game I played with voice chat was socom fire team bravo on psp. I was like you and invested tons of hours into that one too. It was fun exploiting all the glitches especially the one in the snow level that pretty much made you invincible

[@kascnef]

my first online ps2 game was Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4. It was fun playing online with my older cousin's husband who always beat me. I loved ps2 because most games were free with the exception of Everquest OA which wasn't a great game. I tried Socom and it was fun while it lasted. Even Madden was hard online both using DSL and phone line. Too bad my current PS3 doesn't support ps2 games; how would fios work with ps2 online?

[@Enj01]

frequency haha i loved that demo... i used to play it online and i loved that fear factory song

[@BlueStreak95]

First online voice chat game was Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, one of the best experiences I ever had but nothings gonna beat my N64 days with Ocarina of Time and Mario 64

[@Antnie]

So many great ps2 memories. I hope the PS4 can recapture some of that.

[@brikbardo4825]

My first Online Experience was Phantasy Star Online for the DreamCast. Still love it to this Day.

[@awesomepetertv]

i think my first voice chat online game i actually played was halo. my friend had it when it came out and i was chatting for him while he played lol

[@Ruko]

Some of the first games i played online were on PC like Age of Empires II and Starcraft, but my first console online games were late until the 360 with Gears of War (loved this one, i think the multiplayer is abit underrated) and Halo 3, of course now with voice chat. Oh and i used to play FFXI too but started on the PC, got the first 3 expansions there and then i switched to the 360.

[@zestypenguin8011]

In the 8th grade I would go to my best friends house every Friday and we would stay up playing Socom online till 5 or 6 in the morning. No worries or responsibilities, good times lol

[@randomer24700]

1:41 OBJECTION! you can still play it as long as it's socom 2 or 3. (you use LAN tunneling)

[@WhorrorPrincess]

Oh man, Champions: Return to Arms (I think it was called), Socom II, and Resident Evil Outbreak were my childhood.

[@slay-p2m]

When I first got ps2 back when it launched. I got frequency, and socom. frequency was massive Omg.That game had no voice chat. Lobby based with keyboard chatting lol. Socom was the first I remember that started voice chat. Oh yeah and Tony hawk back then had keyboard chatting too.

[@xxxHDP74xxx]

my first game with voice chat was actually tf2 I never really got into online gaming until like 3 or 4 years ago

[@JetFire0422]

I don't play a lot of online games, but Dead Nation on the PS3 was one of my favorites

[@KingEdgeHead]

Halo 3 in 2008, I played mostly NES, PS2 & GC for most of my life but I didn't have internet on any consoles till Xbox 360.

[@downnice95]

You can still play SOCOM on the PS2 online with XLink Kai any game with a Lan Option will work with it, all you have to do is create a xlink account and download the program, that will create a IP and then you can play

[@jimd.fawcett751]

Star Wars Battlefront II...I was even able to go online as recently as this past Fall and still find people. I got murdered, but it was still fun. :)

[@jimd.fawcett751]

I had also played Tribes and Killzone online. Same story, I got my rump handed to me.

[@CelluloidPsychosis]

The first online game I played with voice chat on a console was one of the PS2 Mortal Kombats... I think it may have been Deception. I got trash talked by adults for being about 12 at the time. lol..

[@xAssassinsEaglex]

Halo 3 on the 360. I used to wake up at 6 in the morning and play anywhere between 6-14 hours. I was pretty addicted

[@SuperVegeta25Returns]

I wasnt big on muliplayer voice chat games back on ps2 and xbox. I didnt get into it till ps3 and 360 arrived

[@Tetsu9701]

Freeport was the name of the city in the desert. I remember that hive thing your talking about. I think it was around the gnome/dwarve/halfling area. I have a vague memory of green skies around it. My experience was similar to yours when it came to dipping my toes in MMOs with EQOA and then onto FFXI. I did play Runescape a few months before that. My biggest regret was leaving FFXI for WoW.

[@AceSimGaming]

socom 3 was also my first online game. My 2nd was BattleField 2 modern combat. Sadly i never had a mic to talk to people :(

[@nachofantastico]

the very first Killzone on PS2 started online gaming for me on the consoles

[@Meelodin]

Socom 2 was the most addicting online game of all time.

[@NickyBiscuit]

Great vid chap. I never managed to get mine online :(

[@TeamRiosart]

I played many many hours of Amplitude. I think it was a sequel to Frequency. You could download remixes from other players. Had good music. :)

[@Tempora158]

First online game I played on... DOS - Doom II over direct dial-up Windows - QuakeWorld Dreamcast - Daytona USA Xbox - MotoGP demo that was exclusive to the first Xbox Live kit (naturally my first voice chat online console game)

[@imSulfurate]

First online game and first voice chat game I ever played was Halo 3. Blew my mind.

[@reidcircuits826]

Original Gears of War and it's also my favorite Xbox 360 game of all time because of same reason lol, first online game for console and voice chat.

[@satyanjoy]

technically TF2 is my first voice enabled game-which I never used myself. Mass Effect 3 multiplayer is the actual game where I used microphone to communicate with other player, made some online friends,,this game brings me to online multiplayer

[@TechGeek29]

memory videos are probs my fave videos

[@BrandonHurlesYT]

Wasn't a console game, but Metroid Prime: Hunters for the DS was the first I played with voice chat. Still my favorite FPS/Adventure game, mostly nostalgia though.

[@thesupergamer85]

you can still play star wars battlefront 2 (and i think the first also) online because servers are hosted by the players and u can make your own from a computer also

[@RedHotSackboy]

i had only 3 online games but it just that i never had the network adapter :(

[@crazyad8]

Amplitude was awesome to play online, Freezepop!

[@SupahJem]

There is a group called "EQOA Revival" working to bring back an EQOA private server. If you want more info, let me know. You can also run around a save state right now if you ever want to go through some nostalgia and explore the world.

[@tylerferguson7508]

Hey Pete. The servers are dead on most of these games but if the games have LAN, you can still play online through a tunneling service called X-link Kai. People are playing a lot of SOCOM 2 and Timesplitters 2/3.

[@Dhaffey90]

metal gear subsistence was the first real online game i played. Great memories