Well, a couple of weeks ago I went into a PS2 repair shop and asked how much a disc re-alignment would cost. $50. $50.
When I asked how much to buy a replacement used PS2: $65. I could probably knock that down a bit, even, if I bought one on eBay or somewhere.
So, my karate supers actions is, to put it mildly, severaly constrained for the time being, by hardware issues.
My 6-year old finally fessed up to having dropped the PS2 while trying to set up the Xbox. sigh. I wish he'd get over the idea that he can just go get whatever he wants to use it.
Anyway, hopefully at some point this summer I'll get a replacement, and then we'll be back in business.