I have had issues with several Playstation games that work perfectly as an ISO but become almost totally unplayable after I burn them even when playing FMVs right off the burned copy on the computer. The problem not only occurs when I play the game on the computer but also if I try to use it on a real Playstation. I have tried burning the games in different burn modes at different speeds with different burning programs and different burners and all of them turn out the same way.

I have recently tried burning the games on Lite-On, Sony, and HP burners on Memorex CD-Rs. I have used Nero 6 and 7 (Premium versions) as well as Alcohol 120% (using both the default Playstation settings as well as others) and even CloneCD (SlySoft's latest version) to burn with. I have an old LG burner that I haven't tried yet but I'm running out of discs to burn with and I don't feel like waisting any more of them. Does anyone know what the problem could be?

The main games I have been trying to burn are Final Fantasy IX and Tomb Raider. Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider skip like crazy when playing FMVs and Tomb Raider has tons of issues in emulators after being burned (while at the same time works perfectly using using the image in a virtual drive). I have not tried a burned copy of Tomb Raider on a real Playstation yet but I'm sure it will give me tons of problems like FFIX is giving me.

Please help? I'm trying to burn new copies of FFIX for my brothers since all 4 of their original discs are damaged beyond repair and I have perfect images of them on my computer (tested with CDmage) and they don't like to use emulators.

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Whey does noone ever answer me when I need help?

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PROBLEM SOLVED!!!
I used an old CD burner that I had and it is working perfectly now. I guess DVD burners have problems burning in RAW mode sometimes.

hey!... Do you really play Tomb Raider games???

Yes I do. I just recently beat Tomb Raider: Legend. Why?

Man, Tomb Raider Legend is one sweet game, unlike Angel of Darkness.

I got lazy half way writing the review for it. Sweet game none the less.

Sorry MAn... I couldn't reply to you before... you know.. christmas and new year came at the same time.. lol . I was just surprised because there is someone who likes Tomb RAider... most of my friends they don't like tomb raider because it's not funny for them since there are a lot of things which turn a little bit complicated. I've got all tomb rider games except the TR 1 gold.. I guess there is one,, am I right?? ---- anyway... I was looking in this forum for an answer like yours because I had the same problem when playing burned isos psx games in order to play them in a psx console. Unfortunatelly, I haven't finished Tr angel of Darkness and Tr Legends... and it's a pittly since I'm not sure if I'm thinking to buy a ps2 console someday.. because they surely will be out of time soon! lol.....

i like tomb raider but i could never finished the PSX ones because the controls where so damn frustrating it made me throw the controller.

and this is coming from a hardcore RE fan.

Use .BIN files.

i have a modded playstation and when i use my ORIGINAL game back ups on my psx i use alcohol 120% i have a dvd burner too, alcohol has an iso burning app and you can selec what kind of cd you are triying to burn playstation plastation 2 but i use normal cd scince i had trouble with star ocean 2 usind psx burning but with normal cd it runs perfectly

a good rule of thumb is to burn discs at half their rated speed too. Burning at the lowest speed is overkill and i heard burning at half speed produces better results anyway.

find yourself a nice NEC DVD burner and you should have no problems. Its probably the most reliable peice of computer hardware ive ever bought. (I even ended up with fault RAM once before, right out of the box, which i heard is pretty rare)

In all honesty I haven't tried my burned copy in an actually psx but it does run on that old CD burner I mentioned in the first post. It just doesn't seem to want to run in any other drive for some reason. Oh well I run off images and emulators now anyway but thanks for the info (finally) and hopefully someone else will find this information useful.

WEll,,, I surely thing the same about the control in psx console . But I had a stronger desire of finishing the game and I did finish Tomb Raider 2 . I'll try to find a psx version of "the LAst Revelation" because it was the first one I played and I love it!. So you shouldn't throw the controller for sure! lol it's possible to finish these games !

I have completed Tomb Raider on both PC and PSX, Tomb Raider: The Last Revolation on PSX, and Tomb Raider: Legend on PC using a PSX style contoller so yes it is possible to beat it.

Yesterday I started to play TR Legends, however... I consider hardly confusing learning how to fight and shoot enemies... I really hate to use the mouse for looking outside,,, and it's really strange to control lara now. In the previous TR1- TR5 you just turned to left and right with the cursors keys but now she goes everywhere and the camera changes anytime gRRRRR!!! that's just the only thing I hate.....

Tomb Raider: Legend is easier to control if you have a playstation game pad which is what I used to play the game. Also, I believe you can change the camera behavior in the options menu.

True. Legend is bliss with a good gamepad.

i thought you got best results burning at lowest speed when i make dreamcast homebrews it burns at 4x using bootdream but my regular burner for ps1 games is 12x

Well it would seem that compatiblity to properly burn PSX games varies from drive to drive. I believe that the old CD burner that I have is an LG and it works almost perfectly for that sort of thing. Although I will admit I've yet to try any of my burned copies on and actual PSX but they run fine in every other drive I put them it that can read real PSX discs perfectly.