Since Goozex deals in primarily used games, I thought perhaps my fellow traders would be able to offer me some good suggestions here.
I recently received a game and it is an old PS1 game, so accordingly the disc is a bit dinged up. I'm guessing quite a few people have received games that perhaps needed a bit of resurfacing, so I'm looking for someone to vouch for a great disc resurfacing solution.
I've tried going to Gamecrazy in the past and I was not very happy with their resurfacing results. The discs surface was very noticeably marred and had a "fan" pattern to it after being resurfaced. Even worse, the game would skip and freeze afterward.
Thanks in advace for any suggestions!
http://www.skippydisc.com
They are top notch. I've used them several times over the years. The disc comes back perfect, mirror like finish, just like new.
Now if it is scratched through to the silverk then you are SOL. If it is minor to moderate scratches then it should be fine. If you have something that is REALLY bad there is no real way to fix it.
No idea. I just take mine into Play and Trade and they will usually hook me up. Sometimes the games work perfect afterwards, sometimes not.
Thanks for the recommendation!
I will try sending a couple of my "less than pristine" games to them.
The more you send them the cheaper per disc it is. They charge a per disc fee and a shipping fee that covers up to 5 discs. I don't remember the exact price, but it is around $5 if you do just 1 disc. Which is a heck of a lot better then buying it over again. Oh they are super quick too. I live in Michigan and they are in Arizona. It is usually less than a week turn around time.
Thanks a lot for posting this information. I've got an older PS2 game that has a few noticable surface scratches and tends to get hung up on the all too frequent load screens. Kind of stinks when I just want to save and get stuck in the freeze three steps away from the save point. I'm hoping this could aleviate this problem.
As I learned from my Leisure Suit Larry days and from the grand poohbas of the Sierra of old, save early and save often.
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Does nobody have faith in any of the disk resurfacers on the market? I'm just curious, I used to own a disk doctor but primarily used it for my music disks as they tend to get a lot of wear and tear going in and out of my vehicle disc player.
My local family video has a resurfacing machine they'll run for 1.99. I've had good luck with Wipe Out CD Repair http://www.cdrepair.com/. But if i get a really skuffy disk I just roll over to Family Video any more.
ReclusE: Does nobody have faith in any of the disk resurfacers on the market? I'm just curious, I used to own a disk doctor but primarily used it for my music disks as they tend to get a lot of wear and tear going in and out of my vehicle disc player.
I bought a disk doctor when they first came out to repair the games my younger siblings had gotten into. It completely ruined my Symphony of the Night disc so I swore of those forever. My Gamecrazy does a fine job resurfacing discs, I guess the quality varies from machine to machine.
Update: The PS2 game I spoke of in this thread came back from Skippy Disc looking good as new. I tested it out for a while and I swear the game actually loads a little bit faster since being repaired.
Are you able to see any remnants of the scratches that used to be on the disc? Can you tell in any way that the disc has been cleaned or does the disc look identical to one that is brand new?
My previous experiences with stores like GameCrazy and their disc resurfacers have not been great as the discs always came back with pretty clear circular markings, most likely made by the rotating polisher.
Edit: Also how did you send your disc to them? Is it acceptable to send the disc in a jewel case? I don't feel safe just sticking the bare disc into an envelope.
I use a Game Doctor and have never had any issues with it. I imagine it's very similar to what was mentioned above, but I have gotten games that wouldn't previously play to work with it. It is quite old though, I bought it about 5 years ago.
jling84:Are you able to see any remnants of the scratches that used to be on the disc? Can you tell in any way that the disc has been cleaned or does the disc look identical to one that is brand new? My previous experiences with stores like GameCrazy and their disc resurfacers have not been great as the discs always came back with pretty clear circular markings, most likely made by the rotating polisher. Edit: Also how did you send your disc to them? Is it acceptable to send the disc in a jewel case? I don't feel safe just sticking the bare disc into an envelope.
There are no signs of any scratches and the game appears to be in brand new condition. This is the older, blue PS2 disc as well. The disc I sent them didn't have any really deep scratches, but it did have quite a few light surface scratches. They state right on their site that they can repair virtually any disc, provided that the side with artwork is not scratched up.
I decided to send the disc using the disc mailer that Skippy Disc offers to send to you (more expensive, but I wanted to use Paypal instead of sending a check). It was still relatively safe in a plastic sleeve and cardboard disc case. I think you can ship it any way you please, however, they won't be responsible if the jewel case is damaged in transit.
Check out the FAQs on their site (skippydisc.com) for better info then I can give.
Thanks for the info! I think I will send them a few of my scratched discs and see what they can do with them.
