THE BEST METHOD to run PSX games (and everything else for that matter) is via Retroarch - http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/
If you have any questions on how to set it up on Windows please feel free to ask, its very easy.
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All this time I have only actually seen PSN down twice myself. Once was when I stayed up until the early hours of the morning.
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Fucking Gamestop, I was still too sick to even notice that when I bought a NEW copy of Captain Toad that they gave me a GS resealed one. Minus the manual and registration too boot. I'm definitely going to be stopping by there tomorrow.
Reseals suck. Although I've never seen the local EB do that with new games.
JB Hi Fi sometimes offer me a reseal, like if I take a game to the counter and ask for a sealed one...they check and it's the last one so it has been opened. I keep reminding them about the reason(s) why I ask for sealed copies Most of the time they have what I want though. And their used resealed games are all clearly marked as such, most that are missing important stuff like a manual or artbook will have a note about that.
One thing I have noticed at EB is that with used games they throw away cardboard sleeves (like for PS3/360 LE/SE games) most of the time. Fucking why Who knows.
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It's not shrink wrapped or anything, but they put an adhesive seal over the opening of the case. They usually do this when all they have left is the display copy. I remember them doing that back when I bought One Piece: Romance Dawn for 3DS. They had one marked as new on their site at one of my local stores. I was intending to keep it sealed since it was a limited released. Though when I got there I found out it was just a display copy. They even tried to put the sticker onto the cardboard sleeve. I bought it, but not after reminding them that a NEW game means that it hasn't been opened yet! They just looked at me dumbfounded.
Well, as I was just taking the Captain Toad disc out of it's case. I noticed that Nintendo put the registration code on the reverse side of the case insert. I wonder when they started doing that? I was expecting a separate piece of paper with the code on it. Still, it was a damn reseal...though since I suppose there's nothing actually missing and I'm not intending to keep it sealed I guess it's not that big of a deal.