Metal Jesus Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Metal Jesus & Reggie create a Buying Guide to help the new PS1 Collector understand the different console hardware variants, controllers and recommend some of the best games to get Day 1! GAMES SHOWN: Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Die Hard Trilogy Castlevania Symphony of the Night Resident Evil 2 Soulblade Puzzle Star Sweep Rayman Chrono Cross Point Blank 1 & 2 Gran Turismo 1 & 2 PlayStation Analog Joystick (SCPH-1110) What other PS1 Games would you recommend to the new collector? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Great list, some more must haves for collecting: Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Castlevania: Chronicles Einhander Final Fantasy 7 Fear Effect Legend of Dragoon Silent Hill Dino Crisis Tenchu Tekken 3 Metal Gear Solid Parasite Eve II Suikoden (if they have the cash Suikoden II) Tomba! Vandal Hearts Vagrant Story Xenogears X-Men Mutant Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Most if not all of everything listed is on PSN, and works on PS3, PSP, and Vita! And of course all of it is easily emulated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenomorpher Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 The original Playstation had hundreds of great games but some not listed are Wild 9 the Gex series (needs a comeback) Fighting Force (probably the best 3D beat'em up game) Oddworld games Colony Wars games Jet Moto series first two Twisted Metal games Syphon Filter games Spyro the Dragon series Dark Stone Alien Resurrection (way better than the movie) G-Darius Medievil series Tomb Raider games I'll stop there since I could go on and on. Tons of great games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Diablo Wip3Out series Xevious 3D/G+ Turnabout Echo Night Juggernaut Deception series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Xevious 3D/G+ Wow, you so rarely see that game mentioned, but you are right! It's pretty cool and often overlooked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Most if not all of everything listed is on PSN, and works on PS3, PSP, and Vita! And of course all of it is easily emulated. Playing PS1 games on the Vita is one of my favorite things about the handheld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegadot Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Playing PS1 games on the Vita is one of my favorite things about the handheld I feel bad but the only games I have on my Vita are PSX JRPGs and Cool Boarders 3. It's the best place to play them with the standby lasting so damn long on that system. It's a really great handheld (other than the expensive proprietary storage media, wtf!) and I wish it saw more attention. I feel like half the games on the PSN for it are anime games that I can hardly parse the title for. To some of the above, I feel any list with FF7 should have 9 on it as well. I'm replaying it and it's just such a well executed FF in my opinion. And compared to the story in FF7 the plot isn't a giant bucket of 'what the hell?'. I loved FF7 and only recently actually beat Sephiroth after a save corruption years ago that left me burned, but to me 9 really deserves some credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Wow, you so rarely see that game mentioned, but you are right! It's pretty cool and often overlooked. I was just playing Xevious 3D+G on PsTV this morning, and recommended it to a friend who liked the old arcade game. I sold it as "four versions of the old game in a cheesy late 90s package." It's so awkward but still very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Xevious Arrangement trumps all on that disc. Includes 2 player co-op AND Tate mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 To some of the above, I feel any list with FF7 should have 9 on it as well. I'm replaying it and it's just such a well executed FF in my opinion. And compared to the story in FF7 the plot isn't a giant bucket of 'what the hell?'. I loved FF7 and only recently actually beat Sephiroth after a save corruption years ago that left me burned, but to me 9 really deserves some credit. They were all good. For me 7 has the most sentimental value and 8 is my personal favorite. 9 was a great throwback but I didn't like the way the final parts of the game were played out. That one also had the worst Strategy Guide ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 For anyone that doesn't know all versions of the PS3 can play PS1 games. Just pop the disc in. You do not have to buy a PS1 game on PSN if you already own the disc! I'm sure a lot of people around here already know that but almost every time I mention it to a PS3 owner they are surprised. I still prefer to play my PS1 games on an actual PS1 connected to a CRT with good cables but the PS3 is a good alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 For anyone that doesn't know all versions of the PS3 can play PS1 games. Just pop the disc in. You do not have to buy a PS1 game on PSN if you already own the disc! I'm sure a lot of people around here already know that but almost every time I mention it to a PS3 owner they are surprised. I still prefer to play my PS1 games on an actual PS1 connected to a CRT with good cables but the PS3 is a good alternative. Definitely. I still have a PS1 hooked up along with some other older consoles on a CRT, just looks better. Too lazy to try and look it up but I don't think ALL PS1 games are compatible with the PS2 & PS3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 My favorites are: Gran Turismo Gran Turismo 2 Driver Driver 2 Grand Theft Auto Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped Castlevania Symphony of the Night Castlevania Chronicles Point Blank Point Blank 2 Point Blank 3 Spyro the Dragon Spyro the Dragon 2 Spyro the Dragon 3 Gex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh_lurv Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Definitely. I still have a PS1 hooked up along with some other older consoles on a CRT, just looks better. Too lazy to try and look it up but I don't think ALL PS1 games are compatible with the PS2 & PS3 There are a handful of PS1 games that can't be played or glitch on a PS2 (a few more than that on the PS2 slim.) Best part about using a PS3 is it internally upscales PS1 to 1080p. I've heard the output compares well to the Framemeister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Definitely. I still have a PS1 hooked up along with some other older consoles on a CRT, just looks better. Too lazy to try and look it up but I don't think ALL PS1 games are compatible with the PS2 & PS3 Pretty much every standard ps1 game will work on a PS3 from the same region. The only exceptions that come to mind are the lightgun games that require a ps1 controller port and a CRT TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bussinrounds Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Wizardry: Llylgamyn Saga - remake of the first 3 Wizardry games with improved graphics. Dungeons actually have textures (no more wireframe although there's an option to still play with them if you want), automapping.. It only released in Japan, but you can switch the text to english and most all of it is translated. It's also on the SNES with a patch that translates everything completely, btw. (different graphics of course) http://www.romhacking.net/translations/496/ X-Com UFO Defense and Terror From the Deep Kings Field games & Shadow Tower Deathtrap Dungeon Final Fantasy Tactics & Tactics Ogre Castlevania Chronicles R-Types/Delta Bushido Blade 1 and 2 Duke Nukem Total Meltdown & Time to Kill Doom and Final Doom Rogue Trip Vacation Rollcage Edited October 16, 2015 by bussinrounds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Wizardry: Llylgamyn Saga - remake of the first 3 Wizardry games with improved graphics. Dungeons actually have textures (no more wireframe although there's an option to still play with them if you want), automapping.. Didn't know about this. I need to find a copy of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bussinrounds Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Didn't know about this. I need to find a copy of that. SNES also has an great port of Wiz 5 too, Here's an awesome tool for mapping if you don't feel like breaking out the graph paper, btw.. http://www.davidwaltersdevelopment.com/tools/gridcart/ Edited October 16, 2015 by bussinrounds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 SNES also has an great port of Wiz 5 too, Here's an awesome tool for mapping if you don't feel like breaking out the graph paper, btw.. http://www.davidwaltersdevelopment.com/tools/gridcart/ Thats a nice tool for mapping thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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