About the Black CD :
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Sony writes unformatted tracks to the black CD. Then, when the machine boots
up, it checks the bad tracks immediately. So, if you want to copy the black CD,
you must know where the bad tracks are. The blackness of the disk can hide
the bad tracks physically. Besides, you can use many disk-edit utilities to
read the black CD. Then you will understand more about this techinical problem
with the Black CD. The aim of this is to prevent the CD-R or piracy versions to
affect the PlayStation games market.

However, some Hong Kong people understand this problem. Now,
they solved it and produced

Hong Kong Piracy Version
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The price of original PlayStation game CDs are too expensive (5800-6800 yen=HKD
580-680=US 80-100). Therefore, some bad guys make the priacy version and
provide an economic Price (HKD 40-80=US 6-10) to PS Users. The original version
is more expensive, about 15 times. Thus, many H.K. people (may be All) like
buying this.

However, many disks also have sound bugs. If the game does not select the CD-XA
track for BGM and uses ADPCM sound, all features are equal to the original one
( such as Gun-Heaven , ...).

If you want to play this H.K. version, you need one original boot-disk.
The cheapest way, to get a boot-disk, is to buy some Japanese Book
with sample CD such as TSD guide book (HKD 120=US 15-20) and PS magazine (HKD
120=US 15-20).

US 1 Dollar = approx HK 7.8 dollors

Method to play Hong Kong Piracy Version :

  1.  Power on your PS as usual.
  2.  Go to CD-music menu.
  3.  Open the DOOR.
  4.  Insert an original PSX game (boot-disk) without closing the door.
  5.  Paste Sticker/Glue to stick the ***secret switch to ON position.
  6.  The original CD will turn to 2-3 sec and stop spontaneously.
  7.  Replace it with piracy CD.
  8.  Exit the CD-music menu.
  9.  Close your DOOR without removing the Sticker/Glue.
 10.  Play your piracy CD happily.

*** secret switch ( a circle button below lid which locate at right hand side
of lid hinge) is a device to detect the lid open and close, normally you can
use a needle / toothstick / poster sticker to fix in down position, but you
closed lid to play the game will be better !

Hong Kong is a Piracy Paradise ...
