Metal Jesus Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 http://youtu.be/34kEY0404d4 Sony's Playstation 1 ruled the second half of the 1990s and there were hundreds of great games for the console. However, some hidden gems are still out there for serious collectors. How many have you played? What would you like to see in Part 2? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 good choice, seen a few I haven't played yet....gotta go PS games hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Great video as always. Never played much PS1. Probably should pick one up at the next flea market... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 really cool games . I have a sort of hidden gem called wild 9 . and lets not forget skull monkeyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 There should be an extension to this called the super hidden gems: * RPG Maker - Takes awhile to get used to the interface but communities have sprung up making amateur Dragon Quest-like homebrews. * Top Shop - Quirky board game that's quite addictive. Truly fun for the whole family. * James Pond: Robocod (UK) - Bad CGI can be ignored when we're talking about an enhanced version of Robocod! * Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure - Pretty much a proto Disgaea. A well made RPG. * Re-volt - Not the best port but not the worst. Funky music, levels and many cars to choose from make this game stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Very cool. Here's some of mine: Colony Wars games Tomba Tenchu Darkstone (not a bad translation) Discworld games Fear Effect games Front Mission 3 Guardians Crusade Raiden Project Thousand Arms Vagrant Story Xevious 3D/G+ X-Men Mutant Academy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I can't see the video since it's blocked at work, but is the Pro Pinball series of games in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 no pinball in that video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) Xevious 3D/G+ has a completely different version of Xevious called Arrange. New environments/areas, enemies, powerups, music, 2player co-op, the works. It's awesome. Darkstone is a poor man's Diablo but well worth what you'll pay for it nowadays. Philosoma is a great early (launch title?) shooter. & as always, Turnabout. I dont think Fear Effect counts as hidden, I recall seeing lots of ads & hoopla surrounding it & its sequel's releases. Edited December 28, 2012 by RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenomorpher Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) Glad you included Apocalypse. It was one of the many games I played on a demo disc from the Official Playstation Magazine back in the 90's. If you like racing games, I'd check out Running Wild. You race as cartoonish animals in it, and it's actually pretty fun even though it's geared towards a younger audience. Jet Moto is a racing series you might want to check out too, though they're pretty hard but unique. Alien Trilogy is a good DOS port and Alien Resurrection is arguably better than the movie. Not sure how much of a hidden gem it is, but Fighting Force is probably the best 3D beat'em up game ever made. Kagero The Deception series might be worth checking out too. The game series is based around setting up traps to kill, so it's pretty unique. Some other games that may be worth checking out: Wild 9 - I actually bought this last week and it was very cheap like most PS1 games Blasto O.D.T. Or Die Trying - Very hard game like the title implies but pretty cool Brave Fencer Musashi Clock Tower series Colony Wars series Invasion from Beyond G-Darius Die Hard Trilogy Tenchu Ninja Shadow of Darkness Future Cop LAPD - Very fun Co-op Project Overkill The Unholy War - Kind of a strange strategy and 3D fighting game. I personally enjoyed it Peak Performance War Games Defcon 1 The ever under-appreciated Gex series Dark Stone - mentioned before but seriously worth looking into Pitfall 3D - I personally enjoy it. Plus it has Bruce Campbell doing the voice Bloody Roar series - Unique fighter Tomba series - Very hard to find since the company went out of business. Great games though. There's literally hundred of more in the PS1 library I'm probably missing. You could probably do 4 more episodes and you'd still keep finding more. Edited December 29, 2012 by xenomorpher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I have to second Kagero/Deception series (Kagero is the 2nd game in the series), NINJA: SoD, & Project Overkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydro Thunder Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Going to second the motions for Project Overkill, Xevious 3d/G, and Deception *(Tecmo's Deception). Also going to recommend Star Gladiator, a Capcom Soul Blade / Street Fighter type but in outer space. And also recommending Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi because it is _awful_ and a stark contrast to Star Gladiator It is hilarious how awesome the Tusken Raider is, and the "story" they made for him... but I digress. Big props for recommending Einhander, Metal Jesus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Wild Arms a super awesome rpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Love love LOVE this video and all the recommendations so far, keep them coming and Metal Jesus I can't wait for Part 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbeliever Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Great video as always. I had a PS1 for awhile back in the day, and never played any of those games on your part one list. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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