the adventures of teapot the cat

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So I was debating a few things with Rigpa the other day. First of all, would a US NTSC PS2 game play on a UK Pal PS2. This was mainly intended to find out whether my brother could play Katamari Damacy on his system. I found this tidbit that seems to clear up the question

“You don`t need to get the PS2 chipped to play import games, there are several boot loader discs available on the market that operate in a similar fashion, although to use them it does require that you remove a small section of panel from the front of the PS2 (non-destructively, it can be replaced if needed).

You run the boot disc first and then use a little tool with them to unlock the drive tray. Swap the game, push the drive tray back in and relock it and off you go.

I can`t remember which one my friend has, but it cost around 15 quid and works perfectly. Spent far too long this weekend playing the US release of Katamari Damarcy on his PAL PS2.”

This brought up the question of resolution of the two - I insisted they differed, and I was right. Pal - 625 lines/50hz, NTSC - 525 lines/60hz. Though PAL has a lower frame rate (25 vs 30)

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The “Experiments in Salsa” continue with a failed recipe. Previously we had used one anaheim and one jalapeno with a mild result. This time I wanted a bit more heat so we bought a Serrano (supposedly hotter) and an anaheim. Much to my dismay, the resulting Salsa had no heat at all…. Quite disappointing. This time round we had put in quite a bit more tomatoes to yield a larger overall batch … But i didn’t expect that there salsa wouldn’t have ANY heat…. The “Experiments in Salsa” must forge onward!

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