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PS2 Action Replay Adds MP3, DivX, Genesis Emulation
Thanks to 1UP for its article discussing the forthcoming, impressively feature-rich Action Replay Max for PlayStation 2. This Sony-unapproved third-party USB drive/CD combo includes the ability to "burn a CD of MP3 music, DivX video, or Genesis/Mega Drive ROMs [on your PC], which will then play back on an Action Replay-equipped PS2", and, similar to previous versions, "...will circumvent the PS2's DVD region lockout, and also stream MP3 music or DivX video from a PC connected to the PS2 by way of its Network Adaptor." In addition, the device can "download new cheat codes through a broadband Internet connection, or accept new codes loaded on a CD-R or Datel's own USB flash drive", and finally, Datel "has also added its PS2 online chat and instant messaging client to the Action Replay package."
Actually, it wasn't CompactFlash it was actually Secure Digital [SD] cards they were going to use. Prototypes were produced and sent to various game review companies [magazines/websites]. The problem with the device was it was only compatible with games specifically programmed for it and the GC's memory management screen couldn't read it [from what I've read]. That, and there was a limit to the number of files you could store. I think it was something around 500 maybe? Suffice to say, I do recall that a 32mb was the largest amount of space you could use. One of the proposed ideas was that games similar to Pokemon Snap could have high resolution Screen shots saved to the SD card where you could take it in to a photo processor and get pictures printed out. So due to very limited game support, the project was canned. Too bad to, I would to be able to pop my SD card in a USB reader and start hex-editing the heck out of my save games.