When I sawoneoftheseontheFacebookmarketplacegoingcheap, I decidedthat I justhavetohavethisoldschoolconsulinmylifeaswellas a fewgamesthatthesedayscanbepickedupforanunbelievablycheapamountofmoney.
Today I wanttolookbackatthesomecropsorcelebratewhatmadeitgreatandtalkaboutwhy I decidedtopurchaseonein 2000 and 18.
Nowwedoliketotake a lookatourPCTechonthischannel, but I thought, Hey, whynotlookbackat a consulto I mean, I'm suremostofyououttherecanrelate.
I'm sureyou'vehadoneofthesebadboysgrowingup.
Ifno, Sony's PlayStationtwo.
Sobuckleupbecausewe'regoingon a tripdownmemoryLane.
Anditbroughtback a warmandnostalgicfuzzyfeeling, honestlyfeltlikemy 10 yearoldselfagaindiscovering a newgenerationofgamingforthefirsttime, likewhenourfamilyfirstgot a PSone.
What's better, though, ishowmuch I paidforallofthesegames, mostofwhich I'veneverplayedonanyhomeconsulorPC.
I justcouldn't resistjumpingintoitagainhereas a guybythenameofTanna, whoisanundercovercop, youcaneitherplaytheundercoverstorymode, whichconsistsoff a fewdifferentmissionsin a fewvariedlocations.
Orif, likeme, youprefertotakethings a littleeasier, youcanjumpintothetake a ridemodeunderExploretheopenWorld, nottomentionlaughatsomeofthefunnyingamephysicshit.
Thisiscertainly a gamethatwasrathernegativelyreceivedinsome, ifnotmost, reviews.
But I havefunwithit, and I thinkifyouhavefunwith a gang, that's allthatmatters.
So I'm notsureiftheendresultlookeddifferenttothisorplaydifferently.
Butall I cansayisgraphicswasit's prettyimpressiveanditstillseemstobe a prettyfunracer.
I alsoneverhadthisoneeithergrowingup.
Soit's greattogetbackintosomeoftheseultracoolracingtitlesonwhat's calledaboutthedemodiscisthat I got a coupleofvideosaswell, showingme a fewtechdemosfromtheXbox 360 beforeitcameout.
As a messyfanofTombRaiderSiri's, I wasalsoquitesurprised.
I'veneverplayedtoraidandlegendthiswas a prettyfunoneaswell, and I seemedtoloseabouttwohoursofmydaytothisone, orwhiletryingtomake a videowhichisalwaysratherinconvenient.
Topickupandplay a consul a decadeand 1/2 afteritslaunchmayseemsillytosome, especiallyif, likeme, thePCisnowyourchosenplatform, a platformwherebymostofthesetitlesareavailableon.
Butwith a wholehostoftitlesoutthereseeminglyforgottenabout, there's stillsomethingspecialaboutpickingup a pieceofhardwarelikethisandlettingthenostalgiahityoulike a tonofbricks.
Itwon't beforeveryone, andthat's a fact.
Butit's sorefreshingtotake a breakfrom a gamingworldthat's movingforwardquickerthanever.
Intermsoftech, nomatteryourchosenplatformandtakepleasureinthesimplicitythatMicrosoft's firstconsulbringstothetable, there's a wholeworldofgamesouttherejustwaitingtoberediscovered, andwiththat, I'm goingtoendthevideo.