I borrowed Spyro 1 from a freind . *He played it a lot and says he knows the game inside out.
Does the jumpy jerky music mean that area of the game was played alot?
I cleaned the disk with water and soft rag wiping center to outside edge as suggested.

The disc probably has some scratches on it from shoddy handling.Hold the disc at an angle so that you get some light reflecting off to check.

Thanks Lyndon, I'll do that.
It was just that it seemed the jumpy music parts are in areas of difficult play.
Doen't seem like a laser disk can ware out from too much playing or does it?
It's not like there's a diamond head needle screeming through those grooves...(What's a phonograph, Dad?)

I don't think that the disk can 'ware out' from playing it too much. I've got ridge racer and wipeout, wich were bought the day the psx was released over 5 years ago.
I must have played these for 1000's of gaming hours over the years and still play and look A1.
I would think that the CD drive unit might be starting to fade, they do ware out. like all things that are runned by a motor & electricty they will age and die (just like a motor car). Over the 5 years I've had and still got 3 Playstations and have renewed the CD Drive Unit on 2 of the at least twice.

Also I think I've still got those 12" black circular things with grooves on both sides and a hole in the middle. I think they were called L.P.'s or records. but they don't want to fit in my CD player.

Funny that, I wondered what those black round things were for. *Amazing isn't it, how quickly things change. *Remember when CD's were the new thing? *

And the ZX81 was cool! *Anyone remember the massive radiograms, that were also handy sideboards?

TIFF. U R a fist full of info. We bought our playstation used. *So it is good to know what might happen next.
And since it's just on spyro it's gotta be spyro and not thank goodness the PS1.
So I believe Lyndon is probably right.
I hope those CD drives aren't like most parts that need replacing. I often get told "Yeah, Can be replaced, but you might as well buy a new one for what it's going to cost." *
DOH!!!!

ShutupImplaying, if you live in the UK, tiff has a handy list of places that computer fairs go to. *If you need parts, you should be able to find them cheaper there. *

I'd love to hop a SST, Sam and see the UK.
Im in Nevada.USA.
Fancy that. *Fly to Brittain and see Gamer shops.
I would be loony then.
Lucky my machine is still hummin' *"Im a yanky doodle dandy. ' make that a Sony Japanesey!
Someday I'll see my ancestorial homeland of Wales.
Im from the blood line don't cha know.
But over the last few centuries I have been mixed with German and Central American Indian (Kuna Indians who got "mixed" with Spaniards" *
The world is a rainbow and I can't seem to find the pot of gold in the melting pot of America.

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