PS1 Games ( HIDDEN GEMS )

[Andrew R]

Obviously not Final Fantasy, Xenogears, Threads Of Fate ect lol

Just decent games that didn't make a big splash or any splash; worth seeking out.

[Electric Cupcake]

SoulEdge/SoulBlade on the Playstation is often forgotten.

Most people seem to think the Soul Series (not that one) started on the Dreamcast with the original SoulCalibur.

[Devsman]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von JustSomeLego:

I don't know if it's "obscure" but Megaman X5? Megaman X4 gets a lot of talk for being one of the best PS1 2d platformers (and best mm games in general), but not many talk about the sequel which imo is also really good. So is X6 but that game is a very masochistic game to love. Really, any megaman game on the PS1 is pretty good Except megaman 8. I'm sorry Electric Cupcake please don't hurt me

I hear the Blaster Master games got a PS1 game, but I don't know how good it is since I have yet to play it.

I actually thought X5 was a better game than X4.

Also 8 is amazing and Electric Cupcake is now the least of your worries. *cracks knuckles*

Ursprünglich geschrieben von leqesai:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von JustSomeLego:

That is true, but OP never made a "No games that are available on steam" rule within the original post sooooo

Just sayin' the game can't be that obscure if it is available right here :P

There's also the Legends games, then. Best MM games in the PS1, easily.

[GlaceonChireiden]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Devsman:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von JustSomeLego:

I don't know if it's "obscure" but Megaman X5? Megaman X4 gets a lot of talk for being one of the best PS1 2d platformers (and best mm games in general), but not many talk about the sequel which imo is also really good. So is X6 but that game is a very masochistic game to love. Really, any megaman game on the PS1 is pretty good Except megaman 8. I'm sorry Electric Cupcake please don't hurt me

I hear the Blaster Master games got a PS1 game, but I don't know how good it is since I have yet to play it.

I actually thought X5 was a better game than X4.

Also 8 is amazing and Electric Cupcake is now the least of your worries. *cracks knuckles*.

Listen man I just think the levels rely too much on specific gimmicks for my liking. Even &Bass is just megaman 8 but good since it's levels are consistent platforming.

[Devsman]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von JustSomeLego:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Devsman:

I actually thought X5 was a better game than X4.

Also 8 is amazing and Electric Cupcake is now the least of your worries. *cracks knuckles*.

Listen man I just think the levels rely too much on specific gimmicks for my liking. Even &Bass is just megaman 8 but good since it's levels are consistent platforming. :megamanjump:

Fair. Jump jump slide slide haunts my nightmares just like everyone else's. But I do like the other gimmicks, like the Astro Man maze and the Rush parts.

I actually think the X4 and X5 Ride Chasers were more annoying than jump jump slide slide, personally, but at least that was as gimmicky as those got.

Since you mention &Bass, the SFC version is waaaaaay better than the GBA version.

[Owl Birb]

TWISTED METAL!
Awesome game. Deserves a comeback (again)

[GlaceonChireiden]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Devsman:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von JustSomeLego:

Listen man I just think the levels rely too much on specific gimmicks for my liking. Even &Bass is just megaman 8 but good since it's levels are consistent platforming.

Fair. Jump jump slide slide haunts my nightmares just like everyone else's. But I do like the other gimmicks, like the Astro Man maze and the Rush parts.

I actually think the X4 and X5 Ride Chasers were more annoying than jump jump slide slide, personally, but at least that was as gimmicky as those got.

Since you mention &Bass, the SFC version is waaaaaay better than the GBA version.

Ride Chasers were annoying, but at least they only got 1 stage dedicated to them. The astro maze is fine, but the shmup section of tengu was weird. I like me a good shmup, but not in the middle of a platformer.

Absolutely. SNES &bass is genuinely one of the best classic games. Such a shame it has a bad reputation because most only played the gba port and never gave it a second chance.

[Pierce Dalton]

Fighting Force.

[Lunar Fang]

Dragon Seeds

Jade cocoon

[Andrew R]

Just out of curiosity, what model of PS1 do you guys have / had? :)

[AlienTestosterone]

Colony wars. Aliens. Suikoden tactics

[hypercybermegatron]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Andrew R:

I'm particularly interested in platformers.

Lomax springs to mind (Lemmings platformer). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Lomax

It will cost you a kidney, an arm and a leg if you seek to buy a copy in reasonable nick.

If it's platformers you want you're better off looking at Saturn for 32-Bit era 2D games, it was superior to PS1 in this regard.

Also, for PS1 and Saturn Japanese exclusives are worth exploring, I'm sure you'll make some of your own discoveries to tell us about.

[Devsman]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Andrew R:

Just out of curiosity, what model of PS1 do you guys have / had? :)

Gray one.

I think it was a later revision that had extra output options or something. We were definitely late adopters, so it wouldn't have been the first model.

While we're on this subject, here's some trivia that has been lost to time:

When it was current, everyone abbreviated the Playstation PSX. I'm not sure where the X came from, but since there wasn't a 2, there was no reason to call it 1. Then Sony developed and marketed a product they actually called PSX. Though I don't think I ever saw one--it may have been Japanese only. It was some sort of utility machine for DVDs, as I understand it. The PS1 acronym only came around after the PS2 released and the smaller revision of the original system named PSOne hit shelves.

[Brian9824]

I'll be more biased towards RPGS

Parasite Eve
Jade Cocoon
Vagrant Story
Azure Dreams

Thats not counting others that are more well knownish like
Breath of Fire
Saga Frontier
Wild Arms

[Devsman]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von AlienTestosterone:

Suikoden tactics

That was a PS2 game. As far as I know, there wasn't a PS1 release.

I actually saw a copy at a local game store month before last. I rarely go in those these days, so I dunno, maybe they still have it.

I probably would have considered buying it if I had had $40 in spending money, lol.

[Brian9824]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Devsman:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von AlienTestosterone:

Suikoden tactics

That was a PS2 game. As far as I know, there wasn't a PS1 release.

I actually saw a copy at a local game store month before last. I rarely go in those these days, so I dunno, maybe they still have it.

I probably would have considered buying it if I had had $40 in spending money, lol.

Yep, I own it although its worth closer to $30 complete, so $40 is a little high.