PS2 Matrix incompatible with Ice Age 2: The Meltdown game

GLSpina96

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Hello everyone, how are you?

I wanted to share a situation I experienced with my PS2 Fat SCPH-50001 with a Matrix chip. The game Ice Age 2: The Meltdown wouldn't work via OPL—the video signal would turn off when launching the game. I tested the same game using a DVD and had the same result.

However, when I disabled the Matrix, the game ran normally via OPL. Looking online, I found reports from people who weren't able to run this game on OPL, and I imagine it's the same situation I'm experiencing.

Since I couldn't find any posts directly connecting this execution problem to the Matrix chip, I'm sharing my experience in hopes of helping someone facing the same issue.

I recorded a video showing the game running first with the Matrix turned off, and then after that with it turned on:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NyZActS3-AIUZ4vPsLmcXOBI35xUXSH3/view?usp=sharing
 

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I got some games, especially Ice Age 2, that have this issue to work with the Matrix chip by changing the "PS2 Screen Fix" setting to "Color" mode.
On an SCPH-90001 console, in case you'd like to try it on yours.
 
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