The PS2 hard drive was barely used in the west, but in Japan... things were wild.

Also, just to clarify: when I say the network adapter can’t be emulated on PCSX2, I specifically mean in the context of running PSBBN. It works ok for other use cases :)

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Outro: Bee Line (YM2151 Cover) - John Tay

Special thanks to ​⁠‪@MicTheSnare‬ for his cameo!
Special thanks to Brad Lynch for the E3 footage!
Sources for my research:
HDD-OSD and PSBBN Hacking threads by AKuHAK, krHACKen and Vitas155
https://web.archive.org/web/200111231...
https://sksapps.haldrie.com/tutorials...
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/psb...
https://bungiefan.tripod.com/psbbn_01...

L. Cohen / Backstage Creations Talent Retreat at the 29th Annual People's Choice Awards via Getty Images

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Enthusia OST
Gran Turismo 3 OST
PS1 Motorhead OST
PSBBN PS Now OST
Mario Kart Wii OST